Japan Aircraft Scrambled Fewer Times in FY 2023 Compared to FY 2022
Japan Air Self-Defense Force aircraft scrambled fewer times against foreign aircraft during Fiscal Year 2023 compared to FY 2022, according to Japan’s Joint Staff Office. …
U.S. Navy Denies Iranian Drones Chased Away Destroyer Near Gulf of Oman
Navy officials are pushing back against claims that a U.S. destroyer was chased away from an Iranian military combined exercise…
Unpredictable Pentagon Spending Causing Vendors to Leave Marketplace; Research and Development Stagnant
Congressional spending has become so unpredictable, a panel of Pentagon experts said the defense industrial base is shrinking and the…
USNI News Video: Coast Guard’s Fleet of Icebreaking Tugs Frees Northeast Waterways
For a significant number of homes in the Northeast U.S., turning up the thermostat or opening the hot water tap…
USS Little Rock Stuck in Montreal, Ship Might Not Leave Until Spring
USS Little Rock (LCS-9), the latest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship to join the fleet, is iced in on the St.…
Stricken Destroyer USS Fitzgerald Arrives in Mississippi for Two Years of Repairs
The guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) has arrived in Mississippi ahead of repairs that were the result of a fatal…
Vice Adm. Brown Replaces Vice Adm. Rowden as Commander of Naval Surface Forces
Vice Adm. Richard A. Brown replaced Vice Adm. Thomas S. Rowden as commander of Naval Surface Forces (SURFOR) and as…
SECDEF Mattis Unveils New ‘Lethal’ National Defense Strategy Focused on Great Power Competition
THE PENTAGON — During Friday morning’s rollout of his new National Defense Strategy, Defense Secretary James Mattis summed up the…
Navy FY 2019 Budget Request Will Include a 30-Year Shipbuilding Plan
CAPITOL HILL – Next month’s Pentagon budget request to Congress will include a 30-year shipbuilding plan, Navy leadership said today.…
Navy, Congress Looking to Clarify Command and Control of U.S. Pacific Fleet
CAPITOL HILL – The Navy and lawmakers are considering how to clarify the chain of command for forward-deployed surface forces…
Navy Adds ‘Wholeness Balance Reviews’ to Budget Process to Consider Total Ownership Costs
The Navy is focusing on total ownership costs and program wholeness in its future budget submissions, ensuring that resource sponsors…