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.…
Document: Letter From 20 Retired Marine Generals to Congress Calling for More Amphibious Warships
The following is a March 25, 2014 letter addressed to members of Congress signed by 20 retired Marine generals advocating…
Navy Wants More Growlers to Fight a Deadlier High End Air War
The Navy’s director of air warfare told Congress Wednesday the service might want more electronic attack aircraft to effectively fight…
F-35 Program Office Confident Marine Joint Strike Fighter Will Be Ready by 2015
The F-35 program office is confident that the aircraft’s Block 2B software will be ready in time for the U.S.…
Navy and Marine Leaders Warn Senate Against Additional Budget Cuts
Budget constraints are forcing the U.S. Marine Corps, “to sacrifice long-term health for near-term readiness,” Marine commandant Gen. James Amos…
Griffin Missile Reaches Initial At Sea Operating Capability
The missile the U.S. Navy plans to use in early versions of the Littoral Combat Ship surface warfare mission package…
How Taiwan Would Defend Against a Chinese Attack
On March 6, Taiwan’s Minister of National Defense Yen Ming told the national legislature’s Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee…
Document: GAO Report on Joint Strike Fighter Software Issues
The following is the March, 24 2014 Government Accountability Office report, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: Problems Completing Software Testing May…
U.S. Navy Sends Underwater Sonar Robot in Search for Missing Malaysian Airliner
The U.S. Navy is sending a sonar equipped underwater robot as part of its search efforts for the missing Flight…
Triton Completes First Round of Flight Tests Ahead of Move to East Coast
A combined U.S. Navy and contractor team has completed the initial flight test phase for the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton…
China Commissions First In New Class of Advanced Missile Destroyers
China commissioned the first in a new class of destroyers that mirrors advanced western warships on Friday according to local…