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.…
Concept for Lockheed MQ-25A Stingray Unmanned Tanker Bid Revealed
Lockheed Martin unveiled its concept for the Navy’s MQ-25A Stingray unmanned aerial tanker in a series of images provided to…
Marines Experiment With New Technology Concepts for the Urban Battlefield
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – The Marine Corps is planning for a future that will pit Marines against an enemy well-versed…
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: March 26, 2018
The USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker is sponsored by CNA. These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed…
Pentagon Report and Recommendations on Transgender Troops Serving in the MIlitary
The following is the Feb. 22, 2018 Department of Defense Report and Recommendations on Military Service by Transgender Persons and…
USS Ralph Johnson Commissioned Saturday in Charleston, S.C.
The Navy commissioned the guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG-114) at a ceremony in Charleston, S.C., Saturday.…
Navy Determines Definitive Number of USS Indianapolis Survivors
More than seven decades after being sunk by a Japanese submarine, the U.S. Navy has a final crew accounting of…
U.S. Warship Sails Past Disputed South China Sea Artificial Island in Freedom of Navigation Mission
This post has been updated to indicate that the freedom of navigation operation past Mischief Reef was the second, not…
Trump Technology Tariffs Against China Designed to Protect U.S. Military Advantage
THE PENTAGON — The Trump Administration announced tariffs and other restrictions on China’s high-tech industry Thursday. The implicit message is the actions intend…
UPDATED: FY 2018 Omnibus Bill Boosts Shipbuilding $3.3B Over Pentagon Request; Expands F-35, Super Hornet Buys
This post has been updated to include the Senate’s passage of the omnibus spending bill early on Friday morning. Congress…
Fight to Hawaii: How the U.S. Navy is Training Carrier Strike Groups for Future War
ABOARD USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT, IN THE PERSIAN GULF – After years of discussing and wargaming how the Navy would handle a fight…