Trump's Navy

[AdamG]

Interesting commentary on the USS Fitzgerald incident, from back in June.

http://theothermccain.com/2018/06/17...ank-navy-ship/

[AdamG]

General Dynamics Corp.’s GD business unit, Bath Iron Works (BIW), recently secured a multi-year contract for manufacturing four DDG 51 class ships. Work related to the deal is scheduled to be completed by June 2028.

Details of the Deal

Valued at $3.9 billion, the contract was awarded by the Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C. Per the terms of the deal, Bath Iron may also provide engineering change proposals, design budgeting requirements and post-delivery availabilities. On execution of these options, the cumulative value of the contract will reach $4 billion.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/gener...151003764.html

[AdamG]

Thanks, Trudeau.

Canada installs Chinese underwater monitoring devices next to US nuclear submarine base
Ocean Network Canada confirms addition of hi-tech sensors built by Chinese scientists to its marine observatories in Pacific Ocean
US state department has ‘nothing to say’ on matter

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/soci...evices-next-us

[AdamG]

Navy carrier aviation is back in the Arctic Circle for the first time in nearly 30 years, the latest sign that the Pentagon is looking to flex its muscles during an era of great power competition.

The Harry S. Truman entered the Norwegian Sea on Friday, the first flattop to do so since September 1991, according to a U.S. 6th Fleet press release.

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-...arctic-haunts/

[AdamG]

Russia says it will block any attempt by Ukraine to host military drills in the Sea of Azov, a strategic waterway where Kiev could soon be operating two newly acquired American warships. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said a bilateral treaty with Ukraine prohibits military drills in the area around Azov without a green light from Moscow.

https://americanmilitarynews.com/201...o-ship-drills/

[AdamG]

A suspicious incident occurred Friday when two armed Iranian vessels approached the USS Essex with a top U.S. general on board. Gen. Joseph Votel, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) commander, was aboard the amphibious assault ship to observe flight operations when two Iranian fast-attack boats approached – one crossing in front of the Essex and the other traveling along its side, the Associated Press reported Friday.

“I really appreciate you arranging for the Iranians to be here,” Votel said, jokingly, to crew members aboard the Essex.

The Essex was on a routine patrol mission in the southern Persian Gulf. Votel was unsurprised by the Iranians’ presence, as they noticed the Essex’s presence and questioned it over radio traffic.

https://americanmilitarynews.com/201...nder-gen-votel

[AdamG]

Fourteen sailors from the nuclear reactor department of the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan face disciplinary action in connection to LSD abuse, Navy officials confirmed this week. Two sailors are already heading to court-martial for using, possessing and distributing the hallucinogenic drug, while three are waiting to see whether they will be charged as well, according to 7th Fleet spokesman Lt. Joe Keiley.

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-...ilors-snagged/

[AdamG]

A problem with Columbia-class submarine missile tube welds is more serious than initially thought, causing the contractor responsible to set aside $27 million to cover repair work that is expected to take nearly a year.

https://news.usni.org/2018/11/07/col...caKwHEC8uP-j3E