SECNAV Del Toro Names Next Big Deck Amphib USS Helmand Province
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro has named the next America-class big deck amphibious warship after the Helmand province campaign in Afghanistan.…
Report to Congress on China-Philippines Tensions in the South China Sea
The following is the Jan. 23, 2024, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, China-Philippines Tensions in the South China Sea.…
USS Gravely Shoots Down Houthi Missiles Launched at Maersk Merchant Ship
The Houthis and the U.S. continued to trade strikes on Wednesday, with the U.S. taking out two anti-ship missiles early…
Destroyer USS John Finn Performs First Taiwan Strait Transit of 2024
USS John Finn (DDG-113) performed the first Taiwan Strait transit of the 2024 calendar year on Wednesday.…
Report to Congress on Navy Shipboard Lasers
The following is from the Jan. 23, 2024, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Shipboard Lasers: Background and Issues for Congress.…
Navy Rapid Capabilities Process Can Now Deploy New Weapons Faster
ARLINGTON, Va. – In 2021, unmanned surface vessel Ranger sailed from the West Coast with an innocuous shipping container that…
Report to Congress on Navy Force Structure
The following is the Jan. 22, 2024 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues…
UPDATED: U.S., U.K. Launch Major Strike Mission on Houthi Missile, Drone Infrastructure
The U.S. and U.K. conducted a major round of strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen amid the group’s ongoing attacks…
Navy Identifies 2 Navy SEALs Lost in Boarding Action in Arabian Sea
The Navy identified the two SEALs who died following a boarding mission in the Arabian Sea earlier this month.…
Carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt Now Operating in U.S. 7th Fleet
Aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) is now operating in U.S. 7th Fleet, USNI News has learned.…
Hospital Ship USNS Mercy Completes Pacific Partnership
The U.S. Navy and partner nations wrapped up this year’s Pacific Partnership humanitarian and disaster relief mission on Sunday in…