Jay Stefany to Lead Navy’s New Maritime Industrial Base Program Office
The Navy is standing up a new maritime industrial base program office and has tapped one of its career civil servants to take the helm.…
STRATCOM’s Haney: China Not Transparent with Nuclear Weapons Policy
While Russia continues to steadily invest in strategic capabilities, the head of U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) said there is some…
Update: SECNAV Mabus Confirms V-22 Carrier Delivery Memo
The following post has been updated to include additional comments from Sean Stackley, assistant secretary of the Navy for Research,…
SNA: Modified Littoral Combat Ships to be Designated Frigates
CRYSTAL CITY, VA. – The modified Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) class will be designated as frigates, Secretary of the Navy…
SNA: Fleet Forces Training Will Incorporate Lessons from New CO’s 6th Fleet Tour
During Adm. Phil Daivdson’s last nine months as the commander of the America’s naval arm in Europe and Africa, tensions…
SNA: Navy Surface Leaders Pitch More Lethal Ships, Surface Action Groups
CRYSTAL CITY, VA. — The leaders of the U.S. Navy’s surface force are pitching a new philosophy to squeeze the…
SNA: Surface Leaders Make the Case for the Modified Littoral Combat Ship
CRYSTAL CITY, VA. — The director of the Navy’s Surface Warfare Division said the Navy is making choices in three…
Updated: Navy and Marines Sign MOU for Bell-Boeing Osprey to be Next Carrier Delivery Aircraft
This post and its headline have been updated to reflect additional comments from the U.S. Navy. The Navy will almost…
Interview: HASC’s Forbes on China, Strategy and the Navy’s Year Ahead
As the chairman of the House Armed Services Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) has been both…
Upgraded Carrier Roosevelt Starts Pre-Deployment Exercises
The U.S. Navy’s most technologically capable aircraft carrier left Naval Station Norfolk , Va. to start a series of exercises…
Destroyer Williams Returns to Norfolk Following Troubled Deployment
The guided missile destroyer USS James Williams (DDG-95) returned to homeport late last week following an eight-month deployment in which…