NAWCAD Brings Hyper-Realistic Flight Test and Training Simulators to Navy, Air Force
A pilot sits in an F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter cockpit, scanning for cruise missiles fired by an adversary.…
Navy to Impose More Rigorous Oversight in New Ship Classes; Will Hire More Engineers
The Navy will need a larger engineering directorate as it grows the fleet in coming years, to avoid problems faced…
Coast Guard: Icebreaker Polar Sea Now a ‘Parts Donor;’ Refurbishment Deemed Too Expensive
The Coast Guard has determined it would be too costly to refurbish the heavy icebreaker USCGC Polar Sea (WAGB-11) and…
Panel: Trump Must Make a Choice in European Ballistic Missile Defense
The question facing the Trump administration on European ballistic missile defense is: should the United State go ahead with the…
Document: Report to Congress on U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces
The following is the Feb. 10, 2017 Congressional Research Service report: U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments, and Issues.…
Panel to Senate: Moving U.S. Forces Forward Key to Deterring Russia, China
Stationing more U.S. forces forward is key to reshaping the American military to deter future Russian and Chinese ambitions in…
Navy to Test Fix for F-35C Catapult Problem Next Week
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Navy is starting tests next week for a fix to a critical safety issue found on…
Trump Calls to F-35 Program Head, Boeing CEO Led to Super Hornet, JSF Review
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two phone calls then President-elect Donald J. Trump made to the military head of the F-35 Joint…
East Coast MQ-4C Tritons Will Operate From Naval Station Mayport
The Navy will operate its East Coast MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicles at Naval Station Mayport, Fla., U.S. Fleet Forces…
Carrier Gerald R. Ford Heads to Sea Next Month; Commissioning Later This Year
This post has been updated to correct the title of Ye-Ling Wang, who now serves as program manager for future aircraft…
USS Zumwalt to Conduct Brief Sea Trial This Week to Light Off Radar, Test Recent Fixes
First-in-class destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) will head to sea this week to begin testing components of its combat system, in…