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.…
Document: Investigation Into Former Command Triad of USS James Williams
The following is the command investigation of Destroyer Squadron 2 (DESRON 2) that resulted in the conviction for dereliction of…
U.S. Navy’s Next Generation Nuclear Reactor Program Fully Funded
WASHINGTON NAVY YARD — Development work for the reactor that will power the Navy’s next generation nuclear ballistic missile submarine…
Navy Names Attack Boat After Rickover
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus will name the fifth Block IV Virginia-class nuclear attack boat (SSN-774) after the father…
Missile Launcher Contract Gives Hints to Saudi Arabia’s Naval Expansion
A little noticed December contract award for the missile launchers used as part of the U.S. Navy’s Aegis Combat System…
Update: The Final U.S. Frigate Deployment
UPDATE: USS Kauffman (FFG-59) began its final deployment, three days later than planned and left Naval Station Norfolk, Va. on…
Pentagon Unmanned Review Set to Inform UCLASS Bid
A previous version of this post misstated the chairman of the Defense Acquisition Board. It is Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,…
Stackley: Navy Needs to Develop Weapons Faster, Congress Should Rollback Restrictive Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Navy’s chief weapons buyer called on Congress to rollback restrictive legislation that creates unnecessary bureaucracy and…
French Carrier to Deploy to Indian Ocean, Could Join ISIS Fight
The French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R91) will shortly leave for the Indian Ocean for exercises and to potentially…
Tanker Returns to Greece After Libyan Fighter Bombing Kills Two
A Greek-owned tanker that was bombed Sunday by the Libyan military fighters was headed home Tuesday with two dead mariners.…
Opinion: The End of America’s War in Afghanistan?
All Americans remember where they were when they learned about the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, but few Americans…