Carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Now in the Mediterranean Sea
After almost four months on station in the Red Sea, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) and USS Gravely (DDG-107) transited the Suez Canal on Friday, the Navy announced.…
Shipbuilders Studying Adding More Punch to Littoral Combat Ships
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Littoral Combat Ship builders are researching how to cram in additional lethal power into the existing…
Littoral Combat Ship Report to Congress
The following is the May 17, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background and Issues…
Navy Busy in INDO-PACOM with Multinational Exercises, Freedom of Navigation Operations
Several multinational exercises focused on interoperability have taken place in the Indo-Pacific region recently, including two involving French Navy aircraft…
Lincoln Strike Group and Kearsarge ARG Exercise Together Outside Persian Gulf
As tensions between the United States and Iran continue to rise and fall, a Navy carrier strike group and amphibious…
Raytheon Awarded $16.8 Million To Repair Electronics On Fire-Damaged USS Oscar Austin
The Navy recently awarded Raytheon a $16.8-million contract to repair the AN/SPY-1D transmitters suite aboard USS Oscar Austin (DDG-79), providing…
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: May 20, 2019
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world…
Two U.S. Warships Enter Persian Gulf Without Incident
Two U.S. guided-missile destroyers entered the Persian Gulf on Thursday without incident as the likelihood of an armed confrontation between…
Pacific Island Nations Want More U.S. Engagement
Despite a shared history of fighting in World War II, the 16 Pacific Island nations think high ranking U.S. government…
Merz: Navy Nearly Out of Readiness Pit; Future Budgets Will Balance Readiness, Size, Capability
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Navy believes it is almost out of the readiness hole it found itself in over the…
Former Navy Intel Officer: Chinese Navy ‘Very Competent,’ Getting Better
Due to an editing error, a previous version of this post stated the incorrect size of the People’s Liberation Army…