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.…
Shutdown: Pentagon Restrictions Could Cancel Navy-Air Force Football Game
The record crowd that is expected to attend the U.S. Naval Academy – U.S. Air Force Academy football game in…
Shutdown: Navy Public Shipyards Furlough Thousands
The Navy’s four public shipyards will all suffer furloughs that may affect Naval Sea Systems Command’s (NAVSEA) ability to conduct…
Document: Shutdown Order from OMB
The following is the Sept. 30 memo directing federal agencies to cease operations due to the government shutdown.…
Government Shutdown: The Basics
With the House voting again to delay for a year the start of the Affordable Care Act and repealing a…
Senate Group Asks Hagel to Cancel ICBM Study
The Senate’s Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) coalition has asked Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to suspend an environmental study that…
Document: Letter from Senate ICBM Coalition to Chuck Hagel
The following is a Sept. 26 letter sent from the Senate ICBM coalition to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel.…
Navy’s Next Generation Projectile Completes Final Set of Long Range Tests
The Navy’s Long-Range Land Attack Projectile (LRLAP) completed its final round of launch tests ahead of a fiscal year 2014…
Coast Guard Buys Six More Fast Response Cutters
The U.S. Coast Guard has exercised a $250.7 million contract option to buy six more Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutters (FRCs),…
Interview: Randy Forbes on Sequestration, the Navy and China
Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA) — chairman of the House Armed Services Seapower and Projection Forces subcommittee — sat down…
Opinion: The Danger of Neutral Warships Entering a Combat Zone
The eastern Mediterranean, off the Syrian coast, presently is saturated with U.S. and Russian warships. The United States has deployed…