Japan Aircraft Scrambled Fewer Times in FY 2023 Compared to FY 2022
Japan Air Self-Defense Force aircraft scrambled fewer times against foreign aircraft during Fiscal Year 2023 compared to FY 2022, according to Japan’s Joint Staff Office. …
Shanahan Tells US Naval Academy’s Class of 2019 to Challenge the Status Quo
Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan told the U.S. Naval Academy graduating class of 2019 to challenge the status quo,…
Moran, Burke Confirmed as Next CNO, VCNO; Alaska Senator Holds Up Berger Confirmation as Commandant
The Senate confirmed Adm. Bill Moran to serve as the next chief of naval operations and Vice Adm. Robert Burke…
Two of Four Defense Committees Pass FY 2020 Bills; Differences In Topline Amounts
CAPITOL HILL – Lawmakers in both the Senate and House of Representatives released Fiscal Year 2020 defense spending plans this…
Navy Deactivates VFA-101 Grim Reapers, Consolidates F-35Cs at NAS Lemoore
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – The Navy deactivated one of its two F-35C Joint Strike Fighter training squadrons today…
Marines to Begin Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle AoA This Summer to Replace LAVs
The Marine Corps will kick off the analysis of alternatives on its Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) this summer, after some…
AV-8B Harrier That Crashed in North Carolina Being Recovered; Pilot Released from Hospital
The AV-8B Harrier that crashed Monday night near Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in North Carolina is in the…
Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier Crashes Outside MCAS Cherry Point; Pilot Safely Ejected
A Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier crashed in North Carolina, and the pilot is being treated at a local hospital after…
Lincoln Strike Group and Kearsarge ARG Exercise Together Outside Persian Gulf
As tensions between the United States and Iran continue to rise and fall, a Navy carrier strike group and amphibious…
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: May 20, 2019
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world…
Navy Awards Sikorsky $1.13B for Next 12 CH-53K Heavy-Lift Helicopters
The Department of the Navy awarded Sikorsky a $1.13-billion contract for 12 CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopters, the Defense Department…