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. …
Navy Conducting Alternative Carrier Study
The Navy is studying alternatives to how it competes and sources its aircraft carrier force, the Navy’s top acquisition official…
Document: NAVSEA Update on Gerald R. Ford Carrier Program
The following are Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) briefing slides from the Credit Suisse/McAleese 2016 Defense Programs Conference giving an…
U.S. 7th Fleet Would Support ASEAN South China Sea Patrols
The head of U.S. naval forces in the Western Pacific said the U.S. would support an emerging plan to create…
Document: Senate Letter to Carter, Kerry Calling for China Strategy
The following is the March 19, 2015 letter from the chairmen and ranking members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations…
Amphib John P. Murtha (LPD-26) Christening Tomorrow in Pascagoula
The Navy will christen the amphibious transport dock John P. Murtha (LPD-26) tomorrow at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss.…
NAVSEA: Advanced Arresting Gear Design Flaw Delayed Testing Schedule Two Years, Adds Risk to On Time Ford Carrier Delivery
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A design flaw in the system the Navy plans to help safely recover aircraft onboard its next…
Navy Officials: Current BMD Strategy ‘Unsustainable’; Greenert Asked Hagel for Review
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As demand for regional ballistic missile defense (BMD) capabilities sharply increases, the BMD forces’ operational tempo is trying…
Document: Army-Navy Memo on need for Ballistic Missile Defense Strategy
The following is a Nov. 5, 2014 memo from Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert and U.S. Army Chief…
Stackley: NASSCO Will Be ‘In Peril’ Absent New Contracts
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The California shipyard the U.S. Navy relies on to build its auxiliary ships and some potential future…
Document: Report into Fatal 2014 Shooting on Destroyer Mahan
The following is the March 16, 2015 report from the investigation into the fatal March 24, 2014 shooting onboard USS…