GAO Report on F-35 Modernization
The following is the May 16, 2024, Government Accountability Office report, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: Program Continues to Encounter Production Issues and Modernization Delays…
3rd Fleet: Aircraft Intact as Navy Prepares to Investigate P-8 Poseidon Mishap in Hawaii
The Navy will convene an investigation into Monday’s incident in Hawaii where a Navy P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft…
UPDATED: Navy P-8A Poseidon Overshoots Hawaiian Runway Splashes in Kaneohe Bay
This post has been updated with a statement from U.S. 3rd Fleet. A Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol airplane is…
State Dept. Signs off on $2.3B Japanese ‘Counterstrike’ Tomahawk Missile Buy
Japan is one step closer to acquiring 400 Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles and support systems as part of a $2.35…
SECDEF Austin Again Extends USS Gerald R. Ford Deployment
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ordered the extension of the Ford Carrier Strike Group’s deployment, USNI News has learned.…
U.K. Aircraft Carrier HMS Prince of Wales Launches, Recovers Mojave Drone
A new American unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) landed and took off for the first time from an aircraft carrier during…
Report to Congress on Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier Program
The following is the Nov. 16, 2023, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and…
USS Thomas Hudner Repels Drone Launched from Yemen
A U.S. guided-missile destroyer operating in the Middle East shot down a drone from Yemen on Wednesday, the Pentagon said…
Report to Congress on Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding
The following is the Nov. 14, 2023, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues…
Pentagon Lays Out Red Hill Transition Plan from Joint Task Force to Navy
The Department of Defense expects to begin the transition to take over the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility early…
Four Injured After Coast Guard Helo Crashes in Alaska
Four Coast Guard service members are injured after their MH-60 Jayhawk crashed during a search and rescue operation in Alaska,…