On 15 February, the U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a modification contract for integrating the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic weapon system on the Zumwalt class. According to the press… Continue reading "Zumwalt-class Destroyers Move One Step Closer to Fielding Hypersonic Weapon Systems"
On the 28 December President Biden signed the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act into law, the Senate signed off on the NDAA on December 15, passing on the… Continue reading "Here’s What The Navy Gets As The 2022 National Defense Authorization Act Is Signed Into Law"
The United States Navy christened the future USS Hyman G. Rickover on 31 July, with a ceremony at General Dynamics Electric Boat’s shipyard in Groton, Connecticut. The invitation-only ceremony was… Continue reading "Future Attack Submarine USS Hyman G. Rickover Christened"
Speaking before the US House of Representatives’ Appropriations Subcommittee, US Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Michael Gilday revealed that the Zumwalt Class destroyers are planned to become the first ships… Continue reading "Zumwalt Destroyers to Become First US Ships Armed with Hypersonic Weapons"
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced the launch of the future Virginia-class attack submarine USS Montana (SSN-794) on Wednesday. The launch into the James River took place on 8 February, at HII’s… Continue reading "Future USS Montana Launched At Newport News Shipbuilding"