2024 Australian National Defense Strategy
The following is the 2024 Australian National Defense Strategy released this week.…
Former President, Naval Aviator George H.W. Bush Dies at 94
George Herbert Walker Bush — 41st President of the United States — died on Friday in his Houston home. He…
U.S. 2nd Fleet Racing Toward a 2019 Operational Capability
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The leader of the Navy’s newest numbered fleet has a tight deadline to establish a command that…
Navy Wants Alternative Funding for Columbia SSBNs to Accelerate 355-Ship Fleet
CAPITOL HILL – The Navy continues to push for the upcoming Columbia-class ballistic-missile submarine program to be funded outside the…
CNO: ‘No Surprises’ in GAO Report on Submarine Readiness Challenges
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson said there are “no surprises” in a recent Government Accountability Office report that…
Panel: Navy May Have to Choose Between New Ballistic Missile Subs or 355 Ship Fleet
The Navy could be forced to make hard choices sooner rather than later when it comes to finding the money…
Report to Congress on U.S. Strategic Nuclear Weapons
The following is the Nov. 21, 2018 Congressional Research Service report, U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments, and Issues.…
Navy Developing Prompt Global Strike Weapon that Could Launch from Sub or Surface Ship
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Navy has stood up a program office within its Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) to address the…
GAO: Navy Lost 1,891 Days of Attack Sub Operations Waiting for Repairs; Spent $1.5 Billion Supporting Idle Crews
Delays in maintenance have resulted in at least 1,891 lost operational days for the U.S. attack submarine fleet and cost…
GAO Report on U.S. Attack Submarine Maintenance Backlog
The following is the Nov. 19, 2018 Government Accountability Office report, Navy Readiness: Actions Needed to Address Costly Maintenance Delays…
U.S. Underwater Mapping Firm Finds Wreckage of Missing Argentine Sub
After a year-long search, the wreckage of the missing Argentine submarine ARA San Juan (S-42) was found late Friday night…