T-45C Goshawks Flights Paused After Inflight Engine Mishap
U.S. naval jet trainers have been placed on an operational pause after an in-flight mishap over Mississippi on Friday, USNI News has learned.…
Document: Report to Congress on Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense
The following is the Sept. 25, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program: Background and Issues…
Norfolk Fleet Preparing to Ship Out Ahead of Hurricane Joaquin, Could Delay Planned F-35C Testing
U.S. Fleet Forces is preparing to send its some of its Naval Station Norfolk, Va. based warships out to sea…
Manned Advanced Arresting Gear Testing To Begin In February, Wrap Up After Carrier Ford Delivers
The Navy will begin testing manned airplanes on its Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) at a New Jersey test site in…
Document: GAO Report to Senate Armed Services Committee on Ford Aircraft Carrier Program
The following is the written testimony of Paul L. Francis of the Government Accountability Office to the Senate Armed Services Committee’s…
Carrier USS Ronald Reagan Arrives in Japan
The Navy’s new forward deployed aircraft carrier arrived in Japan on Thursday, according to the service. …
China’s First Domestic Aircraft Carrier Almost Certainly Under Construction
China has quietly begun construction on its first domestic aircraft carrier in the same northern Chinese shipyard that refurbished the…
Defense Officials Tell Congress Rules of Cyber Warfare Far From Settled
The United States’ adversaries see cyber warfare as a potential American vulnerability in a military engagement, the Pentagon’s number two…
Extended Continuing Resolution Could Threaten Navy Ship Deliveries, Carrier Refueling
The Navy would face ship delivery delays, slow down in its advance procurement efforts and may be blocked from starting…
House, Senate Armed Services Committees Agree to Support UCLASS, Additional Aircraft Procurement
The House and Senate armed services committees came to an agreement on the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year…
Last Oliver Hazard Perry Frigate USS Simpson Leaves Service, Marked for Foreign Sale
After 30 years of service the last Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate — USS Simpson (FFG-56) — ceremonially left U.S.…