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U.S. 5th Fleet Set to Expand Unmanned Ship Operations in Middle East

January 14, 2022 5:53 PM

A Saildrone Explorer unmanned surface vessel (USV) sails in the Gulf of Aqaba off of Jordan’s coast, Dec. 12, during exercise Digital Horizon. U.S. Naval Forces Central Command began operationally testing the USV as part of an initiative to integrate new unmanned systems and artificial intelligence into U.S. 5th Fleet operations. US Army Photo

The U.S. Navy is emphasizing unmanned surface ships in its testbed effort for new platforms operating in U.S. Central Command, the commander of U.S. 5th Fleet said on Friday.
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Carrier USS Carl Vinson, Essex Amphibious Ready Group Drill in the South China Sea

By: Dzirhan Mahadzir

January 14, 2022 12:44 PM

From left, USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane (DDG-77), Wasp-class landing helicopter dock USS Essex (LHD-2), Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD-52), and Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Alan Shephard (T-AKE-3) transit the South China Sea on Jan. 13, 2022. US Navy Photo

KULALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group and Essex Amphibious Ready Group with the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are now drilling in the South China Sea. Read More →

State Department Report on Chinese Claims in the South China Sea

January 13, 2022 7:16 PM

The following is the January 2022 Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs in the U.S. Department of State report, Limits in the Seas No. 150 People’s Republic of China: Maritime Claims in the South China Sea. Read More →

Marine Corps Grants Two Religious Exemptions for COVID-19 Vaccine

By: Heather Mongilio

January 13, 2022 5:45 PM

Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit wait to receive their COVID-19 vaccination aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD-18) on Feb. 14, 2021. US Navy Photo

The Marine Corps has approved the Pentagon’s religious exemptions for the COVID-19 vaccine. Read More →

Last Zumwalt-class Destroyer Lyndon B. Johnson Leaves Bath Iron Works Bound for Mississippi

By: Sam LaGrone

January 13, 2022 4:59 PM

Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG-1002) passed near Fort Popham after traveling down the Kennebec River to the Atlantic Ocean from Bath Iron Works on Jan. 12, 2022. GD Bath Iron Works Photo

The third and final Zumwalt-class destroyer pulled away from the pier at General Dynamic Bath Iron Work, Maine, on Wednesday. Read More →

Navy: More than 8000 Active and Reserve Sailors Are Unvaccinated Against COVID-19

By: Heather Mongilio

January 13, 2022 11:53 AM

Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Mary Ashcraft, from Honolulu, assigned to the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS-16) on Jan. 10, 2022. US Navy Photo

While the total force of the Navy continues to see more than 8,000 unvaccinated members, the number has continued to decrease, according to the latest COVID-19 update from the sea service. Read More →

Huntington Ingalls Expected to Deliver LPD-28, DDG-123 This Year

By: Heather Mongilio

January 12, 2022 8:53 PM

Fort Lauderdale (LPD-28) launched in March 2021. HII Photo

This post has been updated to correct the delivery date for DDG-121.

Huntington Ingalls Industries is expected to deliver Fort Lauderdale (LPD-28) in the first half of 2022, the company announced during a press briefing Wednesday. Read More →

CNO Warns Columbia-class Sub Would Miss Delivery Under a Year-Long Continuing Resolution

By: John Grady

January 12, 2022 8:27 PM

Artist’s rendering of the Columbia-class SSBN submarine. US Navy Image

A year-long continuing resolution would force the Navy to miss deadlines on delivering the first Columbia class ballistic missile submarine, the service’s top officer told House appropriators Wednesday. Read More →

HASC Lawmakers Forecast ‘Bloodbath’ for Navy FY 2023 Budget

By: Mallory Shelbourne

January 12, 2022 8:00 PM

USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54) patrols the Philippine Sea in support of Valiant Shield 2016 (VS16). US Navy Photo

ARLINGTON, Va. – Two House Armed Services Committee lawmakers forecast a difficult upcoming budget cycle for the Navy and criticized the service for not coming to Congress with a strategy to build a fleet that can counter China. Read More →

Navy Unveils Next-Generation DDG(X) Warship Concept with Hypersonic Missiles, Lasers

By: Sam LaGrone

January 12, 2022 4:51 PM

Notional Navy DDG(X) hull design. PEO Ships Image

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Navy wants its next warship to fire hypersonic missiles and lasers that would be ten times more powerful than the service’s existing laser weapons, according to the most detailed outlook to date of the DDG(X) next generation warship issued by the service. Read More →

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Category Archives: News & Analysis

U.S. 5th Fleet Set to Expand Unmanned Ship Operations in Middle East

Carrier USS Carl Vinson, Essex Amphibious Ready Group Drill in the South China Sea

State Department Report on Chinese Claims in the South China Sea

Marine Corps Grants Two Religious Exemptions for COVID-19 Vaccine

Last Zumwalt-class Destroyer Lyndon B. Johnson Leaves Bath Iron Works Bound for Mississippi

Navy: More than 8000 Active and Reserve Sailors Are Unvaccinated Against COVID-19

Huntington Ingalls Expected to Deliver LPD-28, DDG-123 This Year

CNO Warns Columbia-class Sub Would Miss Delivery Under a Year-Long Continuing Resolution

HASC Lawmakers Forecast ‘Bloodbath’ for Navy FY 2023 Budget

Navy Unveils Next-Generation DDG(X) Warship Concept with Hypersonic Missiles, Lasers

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