Japan Aircraft Scrambled Fewer Times in FY 2023 Compared to FY 2022
Japan Air Self-Defense Force aircraft scrambled fewer times against foreign aircraft during Fiscal Year 2023 compared to FY 2022, according to Japan’s Joint Staff Office. …
PACFLT Commander Aquilino Formally Nominated to Lead INDO-PACOM
The head of the Navy’s forces in the Pacific has been tapped to lead U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, according to a…
Massive 2021 U.S. Naval Drills Will Include Multiple Carriers and Amphibious Ready Groups
The Navy and Marine Corps plan to conduct a large scale exercise involving multiple strike groups and multiple numbered fleets…
Report of National Commission on Military Aviation Safety on Aviation Mishaps from 2013 to 2020
The following is Dec. 1, 2020 report from the National Commission on Military Aviation Safety. Congress created the National Commission…
First Marine Corps Carrier-Capable F-35C Squadron Now Ready to Deploy
The Marine Corps’ first carrier-capable squadron of F-35C Lightning II jets reached initial operational capability on Tuesday, a key certification…
Last Piece of CH-53K Helicopter Trainer Triad Declared ‘Ready for Training’
The final of three CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter trainers has been declared “ready for training,” and an industry/government team next month…
USNI News 2020 End of Year Survey
This year USNI News is asking its readers to weigh in on the most important naval stories in 2020 in…
Report to Congress on Navy Force Structure
The following is the Nov. 24, 2020 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues…
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Nov. 30, 2020
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world…
VIDEO: New Navy CMV-22B Makes First Carrier Landing
The Navy’s next carrier onboard delivery vehicle touched down on an aircraft carrier for the first time last week, the…
VIDEO: SECNAV 2020 Thanksgiving Message
The following is the 2020 THanksgiving message from Secretary of the Navy Kenneth Braithwaite.…