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.…
Navy Changes Assessment on Port Royal Damage
The Navy is revising how badly a Ticonderoga-class (CG-47) cruiser the service wants to scrap was damaged in a 2009…
First Mobile Landing Platform to Arrive at Everett Friday for Trials
USNS Montford Point (MLP-1) has left NASSCO’s San Diego, Calif. shipyard to begin contract trials under the auspices of the…
Truman Carrier Strike Group Will Deploy Monday to Med, Middle East
The Navy plans to deploy USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) on Monday from Naval Station Norfolk, Va. to the Middle…
Former NAVSEA Commander to Lead Canadian Shipbuilder
Former Naval Sea Systems Commander, retired Vice Adm. Kevin McCoy, has been tapped to be the president of Canadian shipbuilder,…
NAVAIR: X-47B Fails Fourth Trap Attempt
The Northrop Grumman X-47B failed to land on the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) on Monday in the Navy’s fourth…
Opinion: McCain Wrong on Syria
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), a vocal advocate for more U.S. involvement in the Syrian conflict, is right about at least…
Navy to Send Ship on Drug Patrols After Four-Month Hiatus
The U.S. Navy will resume patrols for drug runners in the Caribbean and the Eastern Pacific after an almost four…
Ronald O’Rourke on Coast Guard Acquisition
The following is from Congressional Research Service’s Ronald O’Rourke June 26, 2013 testimony before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee…
Greenert and Amos Talk Future of Navy and Marine Corps
The commandant of the Marine Corps and the chief of naval operations made the case for forward presence in an…
Navy to Decommission 7 Frigates, MCM and SSN.
Seven Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates are up for Foreign Military Sale (FMS), according to a list of ships the Navy…