SNA2019

Navy And Industry Must Balance New Construction With Maintaining Existing Platforms

Adm. Christopher W. Grady, commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command, delivers the keynote address during the final day of the Surface Navy Association’s 31st National Symposium on Jan. 17, 2019. US Navy Photo

ARLINGTON, Va. – Balancing the desire to build the Navy the nation needs with the ability to fight with the fleet the nation has is at the core of the mission of U.S. Fleet Forces Command mission, its commander said on Thursday.

The Navy’s high-end warfare plan – dubbed Distributed Maritime...

https://news.usni.org/2019/01/17/navy-and-industry-must-balance-new-construction-with-maintaining-existing-platforms

Aegis Combat System Baseline 10 Set to IOC in 2023

An artist’s conception of a Raytheon’s SPY-6 radar on a Flight III Arleigh Burke destroyer. Raytheon Image

ARLINGTON, Va.— Lockheed Martin’s latest Aegis combat weapon system upgrade – Baseline 10 – will not only be built for the Navy’s upcoming fleet of Flight III Arleigh Burke guided-missile destroyers but also provide the service with backward compatibility for older ships.

The bulk of the Baseline 10 upgrade integrates the new AN/SPY-6(V) radar, Jim Sheridan, the head of Lockheed Martin’s...

https://news.usni.org/2019/01/15/40397