Report to Congress on Landing Ship Medium Program
The following is the April 21, 2025, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Medium Landing Ship (LSM) Program: Background and Issues for Congress.…
Document: Chief of Naval Operations’ Navigation Plan
The following is the latest revision to Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert’s CNO’s Navigation Plan, issued on July…
Video: Lockheed Martin Launches Littoral Combat Ship Little Rock
The following is a Lockheed Martin video of the launching of the Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship Little Rock (LCS-9).…
Analysis: Growing The Philippines South China Sea Outpost
The Philippines government has begun efforts to reinforce the tiny outpost of BRP Sierra Madre, a dilapidated World War II-era…
USS Porter Leaves Black Sea, Rota Destroyer USS Ross Returns From 4 Month Patrol
The guided missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG-78) left the Black Sea after a series of exercises as part of the…
China, Russia Planning 20-Ship Naval Exercise in the Sea of Japan in August
China and Russia will conduct their largest joint Pacific exercise in August near Japan, Russian Navy planners announced on Friday.…
Britain’s Top Admiral: U.S., U.K Planning For ‘Closer and Stronger’ Naval Alliance
LONDON — Five years ago the Royal Navy was reeling from the impact of the British government’s 2010 Strategic Defence…
Delays in Zumwalt Destroyer Program Hamper Production of DDG-51s at Bath Iron Works
Delays in the construction of the first two of three next-generation Zumwalt-class (DDG-1000) guided missile destroyers at the General Dynamics…
Document: Overview of Congressional Defense Acquisition Reform
The following is the July 2, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, Acquisition Reform in House- and Senate- Passed Versions of…
USS Kauffman Returns from Final U.S. Frigate Deployment
The last Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate deployment ended on Sunday when USS Kauffman (FFG-59) returned to Naval Station Norfolk, Va.…
Opinion: Russia, Middle East Will Define NATO’s Emerging Maritime Century
NATO may be best known for its protracted counterinsurgency campaign in Afghanistan, or for its current efforts to shore up…