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.…
Russian Warships in Eastern Mediterranean to Protect Russian Strike Fighters in Syria
A Black Sea-based Russian surface action group scrambled to the Eastern Mediterranean —under the guise of drilling in the region…
Video: F-35C Joint Strike Fighter Makes Rainy Day Landing on Carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
The following is an Oct. 2, 2015 U.S. Navy video of two Lockheed Martin F-35C Joint Strike Fighters (JSF) landing…
Document: Report to Congress on Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense
The following is the Sept. 25, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program: Background and Issues…
Norfolk Fleet Preparing to Ship Out Ahead of Hurricane Joaquin, Could Delay Planned F-35C Testing
U.S. Fleet Forces is preparing to send its some of its Naval Station Norfolk, Va. based warships out to sea…
Document: GAO Report to Senate Armed Services Committee on Ford Aircraft Carrier Program
The following is the written testimony of Paul L. Francis of the Government Accountability Office to the Senate Armed Services Committee’s…
China’s First Domestic Aircraft Carrier Almost Certainly Under Construction
China has quietly begun construction on its first domestic aircraft carrier in the same northern Chinese shipyard that refurbished the…
Last Oliver Hazard Perry Frigate USS Simpson Leaves Service, Marked for Foreign Sale
After 30 years of service the last Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate — USS Simpson (FFG-56) — ceremonially left U.S.…
Guided Missile Cruiser USS Cowpens Ceremonially Enters Modernization Period, USS Gettysburg to Follow This Week
The first in a planned series of contentious modernizations to the Navy’s guide missile cruiser fleet formally began in a…
Destroyer USS Carney Arrives in Rota Completing European Ballistic Missile Defense Quartet
Guided missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG-64) arrived at Naval Station Rota, Spain on Friday completing the forward deployment of four…
Report: Chinese Complete Runway on Reclaimed South China Sea Island
China has completed a 10,000 foot runway on a reclaimed island in the South China Sea, according to a new…