GD NASSCO Wins $6.7 Billion, 8 ship Fleet Oiler Contract
A San Diego shipyard has been awarded a potential $6.7 billion contract for eight John Lewis-class (T-AO-205) fleet oilers, Naval Sea Systems Command announced on Friday.…
Bizarre Borneo Standoff Ends in Bloodshed
A dramatic three-week standoff on the island of Borneo claimed its first lives Friday, as Malaysian security forces exchanged gunfire—possibly…
Camouflaged Ships: An Illustrated History
Friday’s deployment of USS Freedom (LCS 1) will revive a tradition of camouflaging warships. Outside of smaller patrol boats, the…
LCS CO: Freedom is ‘A Mean Looking Ship’
USS Freedom (LCS-1) leaves Naval Station San Diego, Calif. on Friday for a new deployment with a new camo paint…
Guardian Salvage Continues
The U.S. Navy has begun the dismantling process for a minesweeper caught on the Tubbataha Reef off the coast of…
Former CNO Roughead: Navy Needs Acquisition Reform
Impending U.S. Navy budget cuts will create a “fundamentally different navy” that is less able to preform its missions, retired…
CRS Report on Destroyer Programs: Background and Issues for Congress
This Feb. 14 report from the Congressional Research Service details developments in the Arleigh Burke and Zumwalt destroyer classes as background information for Congress.…
Hunt: LCS Council Has Had ‘Positive Impact’
The Director of U.S. Navy Staff is recommending to service leadership to extend the life of the council of admirals…
Letter to CNO on LCS Council
Navy Staff director Vice Admiral Rick Hunt’s letter to Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jonathan Greenert on the progress of…
Russian Ships To Syria Don’t Mean Much
Early in the summer of 2012, a number of international observers got very worked up about Russia’s plan to dispatch…
Budget Woes Cause Ike to Deploy Early
After only two months back at homeport, the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (CSG) will depart Naval Station Norfolk, Va. Thursday…