Navy appoints Rucker as new PAE Maritime lead

Components of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKECSG), guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) and French Navy frigate FS Languedoc (D 653) transited the Strait of Hormuz. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Keith Nowak)

WASHINGTON — Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao has appointed Rear Adm. Jonathan Rucker to lead Portfolio Acquisition Executive Maritime, the service announced today.

“President [Donald] Trump has given me a clear mandate: build the Golden Fleet,” Cao said in a statement from the Navy . “Admiral Rucker is the right leader at the right time to bring accountability to and accelerate our American shipbuilding system.”

As PAE Maritime, Rucker will lead “the Navy’s surface ship acquisition efforts across the shipbuilding enterprise.”

“We owe it to our Sailors and Marines to deliver the ships they need at speed with capability and quality to ensure they maintain our competitive advantage,” Rucker said in the statement. “I am eager to build the Fleet America needs now.”

PAE Maritime was one of five PAE organizations stood up by the Navy in March as part of a wider acquisition reform initiative across the services. The office oversees all the surface fleet acquisition programs, including carriers, combatants and auxiliary vessels.

Among its notable programs is the service’s Medium Landing Ship (LSM) program, which last week awarded Hanwha Defense USA the right to construct a new vessel in a $269 million deal

Before today, Rucker has served as a director of design and construction for Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager (DRPM) Submarines since April, and prior to that he was the Program Executive Officer (PEO) for Attack Submarines, according to the announcement.

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Rucker takes over for Chris Miller, who served as the inaugural chief of PAE Maritime. On Oct. 13, Cao formally appointed Miller to serve as both the PAE and DRPM for Robotic and Autonomous Systems (RAS) concurrently, according to a statement from the Navy.

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德怀特·D·艾森豪威尔号航母打击群（IKECSG）的部分舰艇、导弹驱逐舰“斯特瑟姆”号（DDG 63）和法国海军护卫舰“朗格多克”号（D 653）通过了霍尔木兹海峡。（美国海军二级大众传播专家基思·诺瓦克摄）

华盛顿——海军代理部长洪曹已任命海军少将乔纳森·鲁克领导海事采购执行局，海军今天宣布了这一消息。

“特朗普总统给了我明确的指示：打造黄金舰队，”曹在海军的一份声明中说。“鲁克尔上将是此时此刻带领美国造船体系走向问责制并加速发展的合适人选。”

作为 PAE Maritime 的负责人，Rucker 将领导“海军在整个造船企业中的水面舰艇采购工作”。

“我们有责任为我们的水兵和海军陆战队员快速交付他们所需的舰艇，并确保其具备相应的能力和质量，从而保持我们的竞争优势，”鲁克在声明中表示。“我渴望打造美国现在需要的舰队。”

PAE Maritime是海军于3月成立的五个PAE机构之一，这是海军在各军种推行更广泛的采购改革计划的一部分。该机构负责监管所有水面舰艇采购项目，包括航母、作战舰艇和辅助舰艇。

该军种的众多项目中，最引人注目的是中型登陆舰（LSM）项目。上周，韩华防务美国公司与该项目签订了一份价值2.69亿美元的合同，获准建造一艘新的登陆舰。

根据公告，在此之前，鲁克自 4 月起担任直接报告项目经理 (DRPM) 潜艇的设计和建造总监，在此之前，他曾担任攻击潜艇的项目执行官 (PEO)。

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鲁克接替克里斯·米勒的职务，米勒是首任PAE海事部门主管。根据海军发布的一份声明，10月13日，曹正式任命米勒同时担任PAE和机器人与自主系统（RAS）部门的DRPM。

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