Carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Now in the Mediterranean Sea
After almost four months on station in the Red Sea, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) and USS Gravely (DDG-107) transited the Suez Canal on Friday, the Navy announced.…
Panel Suggests Pentagon Quadrennial Defense Review Changes to Senate
A panel of former U.S. defense and national security officials told a Senate panel the Pentagon’s key public strategy document…
General Dynamics Protests Marine Corps’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle 1.1 Contract Awards
General Dynamics Land Systems is protesting the Marine Corps’ decision to award Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) 1.1 contracts to BAE…
U.S. to Deploy Navy P-8A Poseidon Aircraft to Singapore
Singapore has given the go-ahead for U.S. Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft to operate out of its airbases…
Zumwalt Destroyer Leaves Yard for First Set of Sea Trials
On Monday morning, the first-in-class Zumwalt-class destroyer left its pier at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, headed down Maine’s Kennebec…
McCain Taking ‘Hard Look’ at Forward Deploying Second U.S. Aircraft Carrier to Western Pacific
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) said his committee is taking a “hard look”…
CNO: Navy Needs More Agile Procurement To Keep Pace With ‘4-Plus-1’ Threat Set
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Navy is facing a “four-plus-one” threat environment and needs to adapt its technology development and operating…
Littoral Combat Ship USS Jackson Commissions
The sixth littoral combat ship – USS Jackson (LCS-6) – was commissioned on Saturday in a ceremony in Gulfport, Miss.…
Ford Carrier Program Manager Reflects On Strategy To Deliver Modern Combat System
The Ford-class aircraft carrier program offers several lessons on how to build a new ship class while designing the combat…
Russian Mystery Submarine Likely Deployment Vehicle for New Nuclear Torpedo
Russia’s plan to create a giant nuclear torpedo capable of wiping out a costal city could be farther along than…
Navy to Release 30-Year Combat Power Plan; Focus On Offensive Lethality, Force-Level Integration
WASHINGTON NAVY YARD – The Program Executive Office for Integration Combat Systems will release a first-ever 30-Year Combat Power Plan…