Austal USA Breaks Ground on New Steel Assembly Facility
Austal USA broke ground on its planned final steel assembly facility Tuesday, the company announced in a statement.…
Amphibious Warship America to Leave for West Coast on Thursday
The first of the Navy’s latest class of amphibious warship, America (LHA-6), is set to depart Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula,…
Document: GAO Report on USS Freedom Deployment
The following is a the Government Accountability Office report, Deployment of USS Freedom Revealed Risks in Implementing Operational Concepts and…
Report: Navy’s 306 Ship Goal Faces Multiple Obstacles
In the U.S. Navy’s perfect world, the service will reach its goal of a 306-ship fleet by 2020, according to…
Sources: Engine ‘Definitely’ to Blame for June F-35 Fire
A June 23 fire that severely damaged a Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.,…
Document: Navy’s 30-Year Shipbuilding Plan for Fiscal Year 2015
The following is the U.S. Navy’s: Report to Congress on the Annual Long-Range Plan for Construction of Naval Vessels for…
Japan and Australia to Cooperate on New Submarine Design
Japanese and Australian leaders plan to sign an agreement Tuesday that would clear the way for the two countries to…
Pentagon Grounds All F-35s
This post was updated to include a comment from Lockheed Martin. The Pentagon has formally grounded the entire Lockheed Martin…
Dempsey: Iraqi Forces Will ‘Probably Not’ Be Able to Retake Lost Territory Alone
PENTAGON — The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said that Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) — in their current…
Document: Report to Congress on Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding
The following is the June 20, 2014 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues…
China Invited Back for Future RIMPAC Exercises
This post has been amended to include an additional comment from U.S. 3rd Fleet. Ships from the People’s Liberation Army…