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. …
Report: Pentagon Wants to Cut LCS Numbers in Half
The Office of the Secretary of Defense is backing a plan that would reduce the numbers of Littoral Combat…
Report: Pentagon Wants to Cut LCS Numbers in Half
The Office of the Secretary of Defense is backing a plan that would reduce the numbers of Littoral Combat…
Carrier Nimitz Moved to the Red Sea
The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68), its escort of three Arleigh Burke guided missile destroyers and one Ticonderoga guided missile…
Fifth U.S. Destroyer Moves Closer to Syria
The U.S. Navy is moving a fifth Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer closer to Syria, according to information from the…
Pentagon Altered UCLASS Requirements for Counterterrorism Mission
Pentagon leaders altered the Navy’s vision of creating an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of striking defended targets thousands of…
Carrier Theodore Roosevelt Rejoins the Fleet
The Nimitz-class carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) has completed a complex upgrade and refueling that will extend the life of…
Asian Carriers By the Numbers
The Asia-Pacific region recently has seen a rise in construction of multipurpose, aviation-capable ships by major area powers. Australia, China,…
What Whale Wars Can Teach the Navy
Though the anti-whaling organization Sea Shepherd’s controversial tactics — popularized through the Animal Planet’s Whale Wars — polarize opinion between…
China and U.S. Participate in Rare Joint Exercise
The U.S. and China conducted two days of counter piracy drills in the Gulf of Aden in a rare show…
U.S. and U.K. Move Ships Closer to Syria
The Navy is extending a deployment of an Aegis-equipped guided missile destroyer in the Eastern Mediterranean amidst a United Nation’s…