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.…
Pentagon Readies Ship for Syrian Chemical Weapons Disposal
The Pentagon is preparing a ship-borne facility to neutralize of Syrian chemical weapons at sea, a defense official told USNI…
Mounties Charge Man for Attempting to Sell Canadian Naval Secrets to China
A Toronto man has been charged with attempting to sell classified information on Canadian naval shipbuilding to China, according to…
Iran Launches New Submarine Class
Iran has launched a new class of indigenous submarine, according to a Tuesday report in Jane’s Defence Weekly.…
Pentagon: U.S. Planes Buzzed China’s Air Defense Claim
Two unarmed U.S. military planes flew through a section of international airspace to which China has claimed extra rights, Pentagon…
Lockheed Installs F-35 Sims at New Training Site
Lockheed Martin is installing high-fidelity F-35 Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) full mission simulators (FMS) at Marine Corps Air…
Document: CBO Report on Options for Reducing U.S. Deficit
From the Congressional Budget Office report, Options for Reducing the Deficit: 2014 to 2023: The Congress faces an array of…
Russia: Iran Deal Ends Need for NATO European Missile Shield
Russian officials are calling for the U.S. to stop developing its European land-based missile defense program following a deal reached…
Clash for Naval Power in the Asia Pacific
As China builds a coast guard with ties to the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), the quest for naval power…
Document: Block Buy Contracting in Defense Acquisition
From the Oct. 29, 2013 Congressional Research Service report: Multiyear Procurement (MYP) and Block Buy Contracting in Defense Acquisition. Multiyear…
Navy Completes Initial Development of New Carrier Landing System
The U.S. Navy has completed the initial development of the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS), Naval Air Systems…