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.…
Twenty Six US Navy Ship Naming Controversies
In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the U.S. Navy had no formal procedure for naming ships. It wasn’t…
Second Act for San Antonio?
Congress included $240 million for a 12th San Antonio-class amphibious warship (LPD-17), as part of the last minute, late March…
USS Freedom Arrives in Singapore
The first Littoral Combat Ship has arrived in Singapore kicking off an eight-month deployment to put the LCS concept through…
Documents: Tuesday Department of the Navy HASC Statements
The following are the prepared testimonies from Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert and USMC Commandant…
Opinion: Thinking Weapons Are Closer Than We Think
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has constructed a neuromorphic device—the functioning structure of a mammalian brain—out of artificial…
Navy Leaders Push SSBN Replacement
Ohio-Class Replacement nuclear ballistic missile submarine “is the right ship to operate in 2080” with construction scheduled to begin in…
Navy Budget Keeps LCS, Subs & DDGs On Track
The Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps are continuing funding future capability with a budget that places emphasis on introduction…
Hagel on Budget: ‘We are Living in a World of Complete Uncertainty’
The Pentagon has issued a budget that hopes to sidestep mandatory sequestration cuts as part of a larger Obama administration…
USMC Commandant: ‘You Can’t Surge Trust’
“We are not sure how that is going to play out,” the commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps said about…
Sequestration Will Not Delay Next Generation Boomer
The Ohio Class Replacement nuclear ballistic submarine (SSBN) program will not be delayed due to Navy budget cuts from mandated…