Tag Archives: Navy

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday said the U.S. Navy intends to deploy a distributed network of sensors and weapons in an effort to fortify defenses against Chinese threats, Defense News reported Thursday.

Adm. Michael Gilday, chief of naval operations, has issued his first planning guidance for maintaining superiority in the maritime domain, Defense News reported Wednesday.

Lucian Niemeyer, acting assistant secretary of the Navy for energy, installations and environment, said an Energy Savings Performance Contract signed by the Department of Energy with the Navy seeks to help the service improve resiliency when it comes to energy sources, Federal News Network reported Tuesday.

KBR announced on Tuesday that the company’s Government Solutions U.S. business has been awarded a spot on a potential 10-year, $986 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract from the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) to install shore-based command, control, communications, computer, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems across the globe. 

Perspecta Inc. announced on Friday that the company will build a new Class A facility in Meridian, Idaho that is a highly-sought after destination for technology firms and innovative talent in the Boise, Idaho region. 

Raquel Bono, a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral and former director of the Defense Health Agency, told Government Matters in a video interview posted Thursday about DHA’s progress in consolidating military health systems.

The U.S. Air Force and Navy have agreed to develop a joint combat network that will enable coordinated operations between the service branches’ aircraft as well as the Navy’s vessels, USNI News reported Wednesday.

The U.S. Navy has established a new warfighting development directorate with Vice Adm. Stuart Munsch's appointment as leader, USNI News reported Tuesday. The new directorate, known as OPNAV N7, would work to align the service branch's schools, such as the Naval Academy, with a variety of activities including exercises, studies and experiments.

The U.S. Marine Corps is planning to build robotic systems that would scout sea floors for possible mine threats and other man-made traps. The service branch's Crawling Remotely Operated Amphibious Breacher or CRAB would clear amphibious areas to provide a safe landing spot for troops, USMC said Thursday.

Rear Adm. Thomas Ishee, director of the undersea warfare division within the office of the chief of naval operations, said that the U.S. Navy seeks to improve strategic deterrence and lethality, USNI News reported Friday.