USS Harry S. Truman Transits Strait of Gibraltar, Sailing West
Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) sailed through the Strait of Gibraltar early this morning as it headed home following an eight-month deployment.…
UCLASS Requirements Shifted To Preserve Navy’s Next Generation Fighter
The striking power and stealth of the U.S. Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) concept was reduced…
Chinese and Russian Radars On Track To See Through U.S. Stealth
A growing trend in Russian and Chinese radar could make U.S. stealth fighters easier to see and — more importantly…
Document: Unrestricted Line Officer Promotions
The following is the July white paper, Unrestricted Line Officer Promotions: Best and Fully Qualified? by Capt. Robert Tortora, USN.…
China Sends Uninvited Spy Ship to RIMPAC
China slipped an uninvited guest into the world’s largest naval exercise. …
Senate Panel Wants Pentagon to Craft ‘Stable Requirements’ for UCLASS
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Defense (SAC-D) supports the U.S. Navy request for $403 million to continue the development of…
Latest UCLASS Concept Emphasizes Maritime Roles
The Navy seems to have shifted its concept for the Unmanned Carrier Launched Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) for a third time…
Senate Appropriators Set Aside Money for George Washington Refueling, More Growlers
Senate defense appropriators set aside billions for Navy coffers in its version of the Pentagon’s Fiscal Year 2015 spending plan,…
Amos: F-35 Fire is Probably a ‘One-Off’
The Commandant of the Marine Corps described the June engine fire of an F-35 that caused the fleet’s grounding until…
Update: F-35 Cleared to Fly With Restrictions, U.K. Air Show Appearance Cancelled
This post was updated to include additional Tuesday afternoon comments from Rear Adm. John Kirby. The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint…
Navy Cancelled New Destroyer Flight Due to Ohio Replacement Submarine Costs
The looming hit to the shipbuilding budget from the Navy’s plan to build 12 new nuclear ballistic missile submarines resulted…