Program Executive Office, Undersea Warfare Systems (PEO UWS)

Yesterday morning, 11 July, Rear Admiral Doug Adams and PEO UWS Executive Director Mr. McClatchey kicked off the ACT Campaign UWS Roadshow with breakfast for the UWS team. Attendees enjoyed coffee, donuts, home-made oatmeal and more! Through several events happening July through September, the ACT Campaign will Announce our Vision, Champion our Values, and Transform our Future.  

PEO UWS Executive Director Mr. Michael McClatchey and leaders from the Undersea Weapons (PMS 404) and Submarine Combat and Weapons Control (PMS 425) program offices recently attended the Executive Steering Committee and Project Arrangement Steering Committee meetings in Australia. Both committees are part of a decades-long capability-sharing partnership with the Commonwealth of Australia wherein American and Australian counterparts work together to develop advanced torpedo capabilities. The continuing bilateral partnership between the Royal Australian Navy and the U.S. Navy allows both to leverage their own capabilities, experiences, and operational environments to push the envelope of torpedo capability and lethality. The partnership demonstrates both navies’ shared commitment to protecting and maintaining free and open global maritime commons.

On Thursday, May 9th, PEO UWS celebrated a Change of Command ceremony as Rear Adm. Douglas J. Adams relieved Rear Adm. Todd S. Weeks as Program Executive Officer for Undersea Warfare Systems. Adams brings leadership and engineering experience to this position, formerly serving as Deputy Program Executive Officer for Undersea Warfare Systems. Most recently, he served as the Director of Attack Submarines (SSN) AUKUS Support for the AUKUS Integration and Acquisition Program Office. During Weeks’s tenure as PEO UWS, the eight major undersea program offices charged with delivering undersea weapons, sensors, and enhanced combat capability to the fleet focused on each office’s cradle-to-grave responsibility for expediting undersea capability development and delivery. This past year, Weeks steered the Navy’s evolving hardware and software acquisition strategy by engaging industry and government stakeholders. He charted a course that allows for faster submarine modernization and prudent risk management within a rapidly changing security and technology environment. Weeks’ leadership helped ensure submarine combat systems, sensors, and networks can utilize cutting-edge software design tools and practices. The Honorable Frederick J. Stefany, Principal Civilian Deputy (PCD) to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition ASN (RDA), acknowledged Weeks’ accomplishments during his keynote address. “Under Admiral Weeks’ leadership, a lot has been accomplished here at PEO UWS.” said Stefany. “As a new PEO, this team has taken a scattering of programs and turned it into a familied portfolio which is as critical as any portfolio we have in the fight that could be ahead of us.” During the ceremony, Weeks recognized the contributions of the entire PEO UWS team. “I am very proud to have been a part of this great team,” said Weeks. “What I am most proud of is not necessarily what we’ve accomplished, but how we have been able to do it. I have been the beneficiary of working with some of the best leaders at the program level that I have ever seen who empower their teams with insightful commander’s intent…I will very much miss being part of this fantastic team, but I know you are in great hands with Rear Admiral Doug Adams,” said Weeks. “I couldn’t have imagined, and I couldn’t have picked a better officer to build upon all the great work that we have done, and I know that there are great and wonderful things ahead.” “I am honored to be able to continue to serve in the Navy and particularly happy to serve as PEO UWS,” said Adams. “There’s not a job I would rather have today.” Please join us in welcoming Rear Adm. Adams to the PEO UWS team! https://lnkd.in/ehygUkfT

On Wednesday, May 1, Rear Adm. Todd Weeks, PEO UWS Executive Director Mr. Michael McClatchey, and the Undersea Weapons Program Office visited the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Keyport in Keyport, Wa. to review the site’s Torpedo Intermediate Maintenance Activity (IMA). IMA facilities provide essential torpedo maintenance services and ready-for-issue weapons to the submarine fleet. With a proud history spanning over 100 years, NUWC Keyport provides technical leadership, engineering expertise, and sustainment to the submarine fleet. The division employs over 2,500 members of the community and their experts include Engineers, Scientists, Technicians and associated support and infrastructure staff. As one of two divisions of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, NUWC Keyport develops and applies advanced technical capabilities to test, evaluate, field, and maintain complex undersea warfare systems and weapons. Their partnership and collaboration are an essential part of maintaining undersea superiority!

The Submarine Electromagnetic Systems Program Office (PMS 435) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to identify potential sources capable of fulfilling the production, upgrade, and back fit requirements for the Multifunction Modular Mast (MMM) Payload System. The MMM Payload provides Unmanned Aerial Vehicle command and control communication, Line-of-Sight communication, and Electronic Warfare capabilities to the submarine fleet. Interested parties should respond to the RFI with a proposed plan that delineates a viable approach to meeting the performance specification requirements. For more information, visit: https://lnkd.in/grsds2xD.

On Friday, April 26th, Rear Adm. Todd Weeks chaired the Demand Signal Roundtable in Newport Beach, CA to launch the Southern California Talent Pipeline Program (SCTPP). Modeled after other maritime regional Talent Pipeline Programs (TPP), the SCTTP will engage hundreds of shipbuilding and ship sustainment suppliers across the region to create maritime manufacturing talent pipelines that revitalize the defense workforce and address critical skill gaps.   Rear Adm. Weeks emphasized that over the next 10 years, the Submarine Industrial Base (SIB) will need more than 140,000 skilled employees to build and sustain the Navy’s submarine fleet and to support international efforts. "The strength of the talent pipeline is as vital as any capability of a submarine," remarked Weeks. "The skilled tradespeople we need, whether welders, machinists, electricians, and more are the structural foundation that will allow us to build and maintain the world's most advanced submarines.”   TPPs have already proven successful in other parts of the country and support over 300 small and medium maritime suppliers. Since 2021, TPPs have facilitated employing more than 2,700 people.   As global threats expand, the SIB Program’s investment in workforce development remains crucial to ensuring the Submarine and Defense Industrial Bases can meet the U.S. Navy's production goals in the years ahead. To read more about the Demand Signal Roundtable, click here: https://lnkd.in/ezJr9B82

General Dynamics Mission Systems – Progeny Systems recently hosted Mr. Michael McClatchey, Executive Director, PEO UWS, and Capt. Chris Polk, Program Manager, Undersea Weapons Program Office (PMS 404) for a site visit and tour of the MK54 MOD1 and MK48 MOD8 torpedo production facilities.   Both leaders assessed recent facility upgrades designed to improve lightweight and heavyweight torpedo production capacity over the next decade. Mr. McClatchey met with the onsite workforce and stressed the mission-critical nature of their job. He underscored the need to fully equip our nation’s Sailors in the near, medium, and long-term timeframes when fulfilling the National Defense Strategy.

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On Friday, Apr. 26th, Rear Adm. Todd Weeks, Program Executive Officer, Undersea Warfare Systems will chair the California Talent Pipeline Program's Demand Signal Round Table at the Renaissance Newport Beach Hotel. The Talent Pipeline Program forges critical relationships between industry and government to create reliable and resilient workforces. The Demand Signal Round Table is an important step towards creating and sustaining a maritime and defense industrial base pipeline that enables vendors to re-capitalize their workforce through recruiting, hiring, training, and retaining the critical trade skills required to build and sustain our Navy’s platforms and systems.  Learn more at dibtalentpipeline.com