Sailor Deployed to CENTCOM Dies in Non-combat Related Incident
A sailor operating in U.S. Central Command died this week, the Navy announced on Friday.…
Panel to HASC: Fighting Islamic State, Al Qaeda Could Take 15 More Years
Al Qaeda and the Islamic State could reconcile their differences to present a different but persistent security challenge to the…
Opinion: Putin Continues to Upgrade Military, Challenge New U.S. Administration
The spike in interest in the Russian SSC-X-8 program comes at a time of turmoil in Washington D.C., especially in…
ONR Director To Tackle Tech Transfer Challenge Despite Lack Of Ships Free For Demos
The Navy’s new chief of naval research vowed to work with the research community and the fleet to transition new…
USS Porter Buzzed by Russian Planes in Black Sea
A U.S. guided missile destroyer was buzzed by four Russian military aircraft last week – with one coming as close…
Trio of Studies Predict the U.S. Navy Fleet of 2030
Three congressionally mandated studies outline what the Navy of 2030 could look like and present three very different takes on how the service…
USS George H.W. Bush Launches Anti-ISIS Strikes from Mediterranean
After a two-month gap, the U.S. Navy is again launching carrier-based strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria from the…
New Survey: USS Houston Wreck ‘Largely Intact,’ HMAS Perth Status Inconclusive
A new sonar survey has found the World War II wreck of cruiser USS Houston (CA-30) mostly undisturbed, while the status…
Pentagon Reviewing ‘Unsafe’ Military Aircraft Encounter Over South China Sea
The Pentagon is reviewing an unsafe encounter between a People’s Liberation Army and U.S. Navy surveillance aircraft over the South…
Manila Predicts Beijing Will Build Base On Scarborough Shoal
This week the Philippine defense secretary predicted China would start building an artificial island on the bones of Scarborough Shoal.…
Marines Seek to Arm MV-22 Osprey, Improve Harvest Hawk System
THE PENTAGON – The Marine Corps continues to pursue lethality upgrades to its new aircraft, even as the service is…