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’s Steel Deckhouse Decision for Final Zumwalt is a Blow to HII
The future of Huntington Ingalls Industries’ composite manufacturing facility in Gulfport, Miss. is in question following a decision by the…
NAVSEA: USS Anchorage Completes Final Contractor Trials
The latest San Antonio-class amphibious warship (LPD-17) has completed its final round of contractor trials, Naval Sea Systems Command announced…
Opinion: Seapower is An American Priority
In September 1960, the carrier Enterprise was christened at Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock. Adm. Arleigh Burke, then chief…
China Critical of U.S. Senate South China Sea Resolution
Chinese officials ‘strongly’ oppose a Monday U.S. Senate action that “condemns the use of coercion, threats, or force by naval,…
Two Options for Pentagon’s Future
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said the Pentagon has to choose between a small high tech force or a larger…
Navy Officials Single Out Freedom Generator Woes
The generator problem that sidelined USS Freedom (LCS-1) earlier this month is “the most significant design deficiency that we’re dealing…
Second Indian Carrier Completes Sea Trials
India’s second aircraft has completed successful sea trials ahead of a planned delivery by the end of the year, according…
The Heart of the Navy’s Next Destroyer
When the first new Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer enters service with the U.S. Navy in 2019, it will be…
Opinion: American Seapower Must Look to the Future
As I consider the likely national security issues facing the United States in the coming decade, I am struck by…
U.S. Taking Lead in Great Barrier Reef Bomb Recovery
The Navy’s 7th Fleet is taking the lead in the recovery of four bombs U.S. Marine fighters dropped near the…