HII Delivers Attack Boat New Jersey to Navy
HII Newport News Shipbuilding has delivered the 23rd Vrginia-class nuclear attack submarine to the U.S. Navy, the company announced in a Thursday statement.…
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Feb. 18, 2020
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world…
Report to Congress on Conventional Prompt Global Strike and Long-Range Ballistic Missiles
The following is the Feb. 14, 2020 Congressional Research Service report, Conventional Prompt Global Strike and Long-Range Ballistic Missiles: Background…
Guided-Missile Cruiser USS Chancellorsville Transits Taiwan Strait
Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG-62) transited the Taiwan Strait on Saturday.…
Report: U.S. Sealift Lacks Personnel, Hulls, National Strategy
An aging and inactive government fleet dependent on a shrinking pool of merchant mariners to get underway is how a…
Navy Budgeting $1.1B for 2nd Frigate as Timeline Slows
This post has been updated to include an additional comment by Naval Sea Systems Command. The Navy’s second frigate will…
Huntington Ingalls Industries Planning for Increased U.S. Navy Demand for UUVs
Huntington Ingalls Industries is restructuring its shipbuilding businesses to tap into the Navy’s growing demand for unmanned undersea vehicles.…
Navy, Marine Program Cuts Pay Biggest Share of New $4B Pentagon Border Barrier Funding
This post has been updated with statements from shipbuilder HII, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, HASC chairman Rep.…
VIDEO: USS Normandy Seizes Cache Of Iranian-Made Weapons in Arabian Sea
Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG-60) seized a cache of Iranian-made anti-tank missiles and other munitions aboard a dhow in…
Thornberry Uneasy With Pentagon Shipbuilding Plan, Supports Fully Funding Nuclear Triad
The House Armed Services Committee’s top Republican has “heartburn” over the proposed shipbuilding budget for Fiscal Year 2021 but is…
West Coast Ship Maintainer Takes Over Huntington Ingalls San Diego Shipyard
Titan Acquisition Holdings is taking over the Huntington Ingalls Industries-owned San Diego Shipyard, company officials announced Wednesday.…