Report to Congress on Navy Medium Landing Ship
The following is the Navy Medium Landing Ship (LSM) (Previously Light Amphibious Warship [LAW]) Program: Background and Issues for Congress on July 23, 2024. …
India Will Relaunch First Domestic Carrier Vikrant Next Week, More Money Approved for Second Carrier
India’s long-delayed carrier is set to enter the water next week while the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi government…
Document: Memo on Cruiser, Dock Landing Ship Modernization Programs
The following is a May 18, 2015, memo from Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert on the Ticonderoga-class guided…
Austal USA Launches Sixth Joint High Speed Vessel
The sixth Joint High Speed Vessel launched on Tuesday from Austal USA’s yard in Mobile, Ala., Naval Sea Systems Command…
Carrier George Washington Leaves Japan for the Last Time as Forward Deployed CVN
Aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73), departed Japan on Monday for its last Pacific patrol as the U.S. Navy’s forward…
USS Constitution Enters Dry Dock for Three Years of Repairs
The U.S. Navy’s oldest commissioned warship is now in dry dock for three-year renovation, the service said on Tuesday.…
SASC Adds $1.7B to Navy Shipbuilding to Aid Ohio Replacement Funding Later On
The Senate Armed Services Committee poured nearly $1.7 billion into the Navy’s shipbuilding budget for Fiscal Year 2016 beyond the…
SASC Cuts LCS Mine Countermeasures Funding Citing Concerns About Upcoming IOT&E
The Senate Armed Services Committee wants to cut funding for the Littoral Combat Ship’s (LCS) mine countermeasures (MCM) mission package…
Why the Chinese Navy is in the Mediterranean
On Thursday, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) frigates Linyi and Weifang left the Black Sea along with a…
Raytheon Successfully Completes Critical Design Review for AMDR
The Raytheon-built Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) has successfully completed its Navy critical design review (CDR) ahead of more…
Essex Amphibious Ready Group, 15th MEU Set to Deploy Today from San Diego
The three-ship Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) will deploy today from Naval Station…