2023 U.S. Navy Board of Inspection and Survey Annual Report
The following is the 2023 report from the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey. The report to Congress is an annual summary of the health of the Navy’s fleet.…
UCLASS RFP Delayed Again Following Pentagon Meeting
The final request for proposal (RFP) for the Navy’s planned carrier-based unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has been delayed pending a…
Document: Report to Congress on Navy Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism Operations
The following is the July 31, 2014 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism Operations: Background and Issues…
Chinese MOD Calls for a Stop of U.S. ‘Close-In’ Surveillance Flights
China called on the U.S. military to stop its “wide in range, highly frequent and close in distance,” surveillance missions…
Opinion: A New Era in Anti-Submarine Warfare
China and Russia’s submarine forces are flexing their prowess in the undersea domain by operating further from their respective country’s…
China and Vietnam Call a Maritime Truce
An ongoing dispute over territorial rights in the South China Sea between China and Vietnam may have cooled, following a…
Coast Guard Fires Single Warning Shot at Iranian Dhow
A Coast Guard small boat sent to intercept an Iranian dhow fired a warning shot after the crew of…
Document: Coast Guard Cutter Report to Congress
The following is the Aug. 5, 2014 Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress…
Cruiser Vella Gulf Leaves Black Sea, More NATO Ships Inbound
The U.S. guided missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG-72) has left the Black Sea and two more NATO ships are…
Reports of Illegal Salvage Prompted Examination of USS Houston Wreck
The U.S. Navy’s recognition of a 72-year-old war grave began when an Australian scuba diver plucked a bent trumpet from…
Document: Dive Report on USS Houston
The following is a July 25, 2014 report from the Naval History and Heritage Command on the June expedition to…