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USS Ronald Reagan, USS George Washington Begin Carrier Hull Swap in San Diego

July 25, 2024 8:46 PM

Aircraft carriers USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) and USS George Washington (CVN-73) have started the hull swap that will formally mark the changeover of the Navy’s next forward-deployed aircraft carrier in Japan.…

NORAD Jets Intercept Joint Russian, Chinese Bomber Flight Near Alaska

July 25, 2024 4:56 PM

U.S., Partners Experiment with New Weapon Systems During RIMPAC 2024 SINKEX

July 23, 2024 5:37 PM - Updated: July 24, 2024 11:44 AM

Navy Restarts X-47B Carrier Testing

November 11, 2013 3:02 PM - Updated: November 11, 2013 6:07 PM

The U.S. Navy has a begun a second set of sea-trials for its Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System-Demonstrator…

Opinion: What’s the point of Air Sea Battle?

November 8, 2013 11:03 AM - Updated: November 12, 2013 8:20 AM

The recent mantra regarding Air Sea Battle is that “it is not a strategy, it’s an operational concept.” If so,…

CNO Greenert to Congress on Budget: ‘We’re Tapped Out’

November 7, 2013 2:26 PM

The leaders of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps gave their bleak assessments of the future of Sea Service readiness…

Navy: Despite Cost Overruns Ford Carriers are Built for Affordability

November 6, 2013 2:59 PM - Updated: November 7, 2013 7:23 AM

The head of the U.S. Navy’s aircraft carrier program offered a mea culpa for cost overruns on the service’s new…

Document: U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments and Issues

November 5, 2013 12:22 PM

The following is from the Oct. 22, 2013 Congressional Research Service report: U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments, and Issues.…

Lockheed Martin SR-72 is Only a Plane on Paper

November 5, 2013 6:56 AM - Updated: November 5, 2013 10:56 AM

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and Aerojet Rocketdyne have made a breakthrough in hypersonic propulsion technology, but the Mach 6.0-capable SR-72…

Lockheed’s SR-72 Could Fill Crucial Pentagon Need

November 1, 2013 6:27 PM

Could Lockheed Martin Skunk Works’ SR-72 hypersonic concept design fill the Pentagon’s need for a penetrating intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance…