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.…
Air Force B-1B Bomber Crashes in Montana, Crew Ejects Safely
A South Dakota-based B-1B Lancer bomber has crashed in Montana on Monday, according to a release from the 28th Bomb…
NASA and Navy Test Capsule Recovery Plan
The Navy and NASA conducted tests this week in Norfolk, Va. to prove that a San Antonio-class (LPD-17) amphibious warship…
Sub Fire Reveals Key Indian Navy Weakness
The fire aboard the diesel submarine INS Sindhurakshak — believed to have killed 18 Indian sailors — has exposed what…
HII Launches Fourth National Security Cutter
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) launched the Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton (WMSL-753), the fourth in a class of eight planned Legend-class…
AUVSI 2013: UCLASS Requirements Modified Due to Budget Pressure
The reduction in strike capability of the Navy’s next generation carrier-based unmanned aerial vehicle was born of fiscal realities, said…
Levin: Close Vote Likely in Senate Military Sexual Assault Measure
The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee says commanders “are essential to winning this fight” [against sexual assault], but…
AUVSI 2013: Who Should Operate the Navy’s Unmanned Aircraft?
As the Navy prepares to train operators for the bevy of planned unmanned aerial the service should consider creating an…
Opinion: U.S. Coast Guard needs a Reinvention
Today, America’s Coast Guard is in drastic need of reinvention. For generations, the service has struggled to field adequate manpower…
Japanese ‘Helicopter Destroyer’ Stirs Regional Tensions
On Aug. 9, the Japanese Ministry of Defense held a naming ceremony for the Izumo, the latest ship to join…
Need for More Personnel in the Navy Reserves is Small
“Retention is staying higher this year that what we programmed for” in the 65,000 Navy Reserve force, its chief—Vice Adm.…