Report to Congress on U.S. Amphibious Warship Programs
The following is the April 24, 2024, Congressional Research Service report, Navy LPD-17 Flight II and LHA Amphibious Ship Programs: Background and Issues for Congress.…
Pentagon Notifies Congress of Potential $3 Billion V-22 Osprey Sale to Japan
Congress has received notification of a potential $3 billon sale of 17 Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft and support equipment…
Two Chinese Warships Enter Black Sea, Reports Link Visit to Possible Chinese Frigate Sale to Russia
Two People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) guided missile frigates entered the Black Sea on Monday in a first for the…
Fifth National Security Cutter Completes Acceptance Trials
The fifth Legend-class National Security Cutter (NSC) completed its acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico, shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries…
Document: Report to Congress on U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker Modernization
The following is the April 22, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for…
Navy to Christen Destroyer After MoH Recipient John Finn on Saturday
The Navy will christen the first Arleigh Burke restart guided missile destroyer on Saturday, slightly more than a month after…
BMD-Equipped Destroyer USS Porter Arrives in Rota, Spain
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG-78) arrived in Spain on Thursday to being its ballistic missile defense mission.…
Mabus: Navy Would Sign Contracts Now if Congress Allows Cruiser Phased Modernization
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus pushed back against the logic that led the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) to adopt a…
U.S. Navy Ships Will Accompany American Merchant Ships Through Strait of Hormuz to Prevent IRGCN Harassment
Following the Tuesday seizure of the M/V Maersk Tigris, U.S. Navy warships will now accompany American flagged merchant ships through…
Chinese and Russian Navies to Conduct First Ever Mediterranean Surface Exercises in May
Six Russian and three Chinese naval ships will meet in the Mediterranean next month to conduct a series of surface…
From the East India Company to Disney to the Cola Wars: A Brief Collection of Non-State Navies
Ships on the high seas can largely be split between two major caregories, merchant ships that connect countries through commerce…