Gaza Pier Ready for Deliveries, Navy Command Ship USS Mount Whitney Underway
The U.S.-built pier that will funnel humanitarian aid into Gaza is ready for deliveries, according to photos released by U.S. Central Command on Thursday.…
Navy Under Secretary Nominee Davidson Fields Ford Carrier Concerns During Confirmation Hearing
The nominee for the Navy’s number two civilian post told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday that she shares…
Document: Report to Congress on U.S. Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization
The following is the Dec. 14, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for…
Destroyer Zumwalt Back at Bath Iron Works After First Set of Builders Trials
This post has been updated with an additional information and a statement from the Navy. The first-in-class guided missile destroyer…
N95: F-35B Integration, Larger Fleet Size Create Opportunities To Rethink How Fleet Operates
THE PENTAGON – The Navy and Marine Corps amphibious fleet is on the cusp of two major changes – the…
Littoral Combat Ship USS Milwaukee Repairs Could Last Weeks
The Navy’s newest Littoral Combat Ship – USS Milwaukee (LCS-5) – could be sidelined for weeks to repair an engine casualty that…
SECDEF Carter Shows Off Carrier Eisenhower to Indian MoD Delegation Amidst Increasing Defense Cooperation
ONBOARD AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER — In a blast of rotor wash from a Marine MV-22 Osprey, Secretary…
Essay: Taking Distributed Lethality to the Next Level
The evolving Distributed Lethality (DL) concept ––announced last year –– offers a new approach for how the nation might use…
Aegis Ashore Scores in First Intercept Test
Aegis Ashore ground-based ballistic missile defense (BMD) system scored its first successful intercept from its Hawaiian test location, the Missile…
Marine MV-22B Osprey Suffers Landing Mishap on USS New Orleans; No Injuries Reported
No one was injured when an MV-22B tiltrotor aircraft with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit experienced a “landing mishap” on…
Panel: Anticipated U.S. Arms Sales to Taiwan Will Strain Relations With Beijing
The Taiwanese presidential elections next month — with a change in party control expected and the likely announcement of a…