Work Confirmation Hearing Delayed
The U.S. Senate has postponed a hearing to confirm Bob Work as the deputy secretary of defense due to increment…
Navy’s UCLASS Could Be Air to Air Fighter
Could the U.S. Navy’s future Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) aircraft have an air-to-air role? The service’s director…
U.S. Navy Shuffle Japan-based Minesweepers and Amphibious Ship
The U.S. Navy is in the process of switching out a number of warships forward deployed to Japan with newer…
Navy: Congressional Oversight Will Not Slow UCLASS Program
The Fiscal Year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) will not force the U.S. Navy to restructure its Unmanned Carrier…
Navy Cyber Commander Tapped to Head NSA
U.S. President Barack Obama has nominated Vice Adm. Michael Rogers to head U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency.…
X-47B Will Pair With Manned Aircraft in Testing Later This Year
The U.S. Navy plans to take the Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System-Demonstrator (UCAS-D) aircraft out to sea onboard…
House Members Push Against Rumored U.S. Carrier Cut
A bipartisan group of Congressmen have written a letter to the Secretary of Defense expressing their strong support for maintaining…
Navy’s F-35C Completes Landing Tests Ahead of October Sea Trials
The U.S. Navy’s carrier-based version of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter is nearing October sea trials…
White House Sets Pentagon Budget Rollout Date
The Pentagon is set to rollout its fiscal year 2015 budget submission on March 4. “The President’s 2015 Budget will…
SNA 2014: Lockheed Makes Progress On Next Generation Anti-Ship Missile
Lockheed Martin has demonstrated that its Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) can be launched from the Mk-41 vertical launch system…