US Navy Discloses 155mm Advanced Gun System’s Preliminary Fate
The U.S. Navy’s NAVSEA has disclosed to Naval News the initial fate of the Zumwalt-class stealth destroyers’ 155mm Advanced Gun Systems.
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Lockheed Martin Developing New, Larger VLS for DDG(X)
Lockheed Martin revealed their new VLS development to Naval News at SAS 2023
US Navy Opens DDG(X) Land Based Test Site
The U.S. Navy marked a major milestone with the new DDG(X) Land Based Test Site (LBTS) during a ribbon cutting ceremony on March 21, 2023.
U.S. Navy Taps Gibbs and Cox for DDG(X) Design Engineering Services
Gibbs & Cox, awarded contract by U.S. Navy for DDG(X) and Surface Combatant Ship Design Engineering
Video: Interview with RADM Pyle on DDG(X), LUSV, DDG 51 Flight III, Frigate…
Interview with Rear Admiral Fred Pyle, the U.S. Navy’s Director of Surface Warfare (OPNAV N96) during the Surface Navy Association (SNA) 2023 national symposium.
RAND Comments on DDG(X) Next-Generation U.S. Navy Destroyer
Naval News reached out to the RAND Corporation for comments, and opinions on the US Navy’s next-generation destroyer program, DDG(X).
U.S. Navy’s new NAVPLAN Calls for 150 Unmanned Ships by 2045
The U.S. Navy’s Chief of Naval Operations’ (CNO) Navigation Plan (NAVPLAN) 2022 calls for 373 manned ships and 150 unmanned ships for a total of 523 (estimated) ships by 2045. The NAVPLAN breaks down the classification types and roles of these U.S. Navy vessels into their desired numbers and allotments.
What NAVSEA is Working on in Mid-2022
Naval News reached out to the U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) in July 2022 with various follow-up questions to published Naval News stories and also asked about the status of some future ships. NAVSEA replied with additional, if brief, information.
HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding Awarded DDG(X) Design Engineering Contract
Ingalls Shipbuilding has been awarded a cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for engineering and design from the U.S. Navy for the next-generation guided-missile destroyer (DDG(X)) program.
U.S. Navy’s Future Large Scale Combatant Force-Level Goals
The U.S. Navy’s Large Surface Combatant (LSC) force consists of three destroyers: DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, DDG 1000 Zumwalt destroyers and the upcoming next-generation destroyer program called DDG(X)...