Navy Opens Up Combat Awards for Actions in Red Sea, Gulf of Aden
The Navy has designated the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden as two new locations for combat awards, according to a service message released Wednesday.…
State Dept. Signs off on $2.3B Japanese ‘Counterstrike’ Tomahawk Missile Buy
Japan is one step closer to acquiring 400 Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles and support systems as part of a $2.35…
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Nov. 20, 2023
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world…
SECDEF Austin Again Extends USS Gerald R. Ford Deployment
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ordered the extension of the Ford Carrier Strike Group’s deployment, USNI News has learned.…
U.K. Aircraft Carrier HMS Prince of Wales Launches, Recovers Mojave Drone
A new American unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) landed and took off for the first time from an aircraft carrier during…
Latest Continuing Resolution Includes $3.3B Anomaly for Sub Construction
President Joe Biden signed a tiered stopgap funding bill on Thursday that keeps the Defense Department funded through early February…
Navy Awards $130M Contract to Ingalls for LHA-10 Big Deck Amphib
The Navy awarded Ingalls Shipbuilding a $130 million advanced procurement contract for the service’s next planned big deck America-class amphibious…
Marine Commandant Gen. Eric Smith Checks Out of Hospital, Set for Surgery
Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith will undergo a procedure to repair a bicuspid aortic valve in his…
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Sailing Just Outside Persian Gulf, Ford Strike Group Nearing 200 Days Deployed
Aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) is approaching the Persian Gulf as of Thursday, USNI News has learned.…
A Brief Summary of the Battle of the Black Sea
Last year, Ukraine put out an unusual crowdfunding request. It aimed to build 100 sea drones, which it would use…
Report to Congress on Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding
The following is the Nov. 14, 2023, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues…