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. …
Finns Drop Depth Charges Against ‘Possible Underwater Object’ Near Helsinki
The Finnish Navy dropped low yield depth charges near the capital of Helsinki following sightings of an object that could…
Document: New U.S.-Japan Defense Guidelines
The following is the April 27, 2015 Guidelines for U.S.-Japan Defense Cooperation.…
HASC Mark Adds $120 Million for 3 Destroyer Combat System Upgrades, Money for Missiles
The House Armed Services Committee added $120 million to pay for a total of three Aegis combat system upgrades to…
Report: France to Keep Russian Mistrals In Planned $1.2 Billion Deal
France is set to pay Russia $1.2 billion to settle the lingering dispute over two amphibious warships in a deal…
Two Littoral Combat Ships to Deploy to Singapore Next Year, Four by 2017
The U.S. Navy will begin a permanent presence of two Littoral Combat Ships in Singapore next year with four planned…
House Armed Services Subcommittee Roundups: Week 1 Summary
The House Armed Services Committee released portions of its annual defense bill this week in preparation for the full committee…
HASC Bill Would Speed Up Cruiser Modernization Plan, But Not All Members Agree
The Navy’s cruiser modernization effort will once again be a hot topic of debate, as some House Armed Services Committee…
HASC Expands Ohio Replacement Funding Source, Hopes to Bump LX(R) Start to 2018
The House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee wants changes allowing two upcoming ship classes to get off to a…
Global Guided Missile Expansion Forcing U.S. Navy to Rethink Surface Fleet Size
Rapid growth in the capability and quality of guided missiles — mostly Chinese in origin — is causing the U.S.…
Roosevelt Strike Group Departs Gulf, 9 U.S. Warships Now Near Yemen
This post has been updated to include additional information from Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR). Nine U.S. warships…