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. …
Report to Congress on Columbia-class Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine Program
The following is the April 12, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Columbia (SSBN-826) Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background…
Textron Catching Up with Existing Ship-to-Shore Funding Ahead of Additional Navy Budget Requests
Before the Navy requests more money for Textron’s Ship-to-Shore Connector, company executives say they need to firm up contracts for…
U.K. Developing its Own Extra Large UUV for Royal Navy
LONDON — Britain’s Ministry of Defence is exploring options for the development of an Extra Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (XLUUV)…
Navy, Marine Corps Moving to ‘Zero-Based Budgeting’ to Encourage Reform, Cut Lower Priorities
CAPITOL HILL – In a time of budget uncertainty, the Navy and Marine Corps are taking steps to ensure that…
Sailors Join New Ready, Relevant Training Pilot Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A group of sailors have entered a new enlisted education program that could reshape Navy training, Vice…
Report to Congress on U.S. Military Electronic Warfare Research and Development
The following is the April 15, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, U.S. Military Electronic Warfare Research and Development: Recent Funding…
F-35B Allowed Essex ARG to Flex New Blue-Water Capabilities in Absence of Carrier Nearby
ARLINGTON, Virginia – The F-35B Joint Strike Fighter is not only changing the way Marine forces conduct their missions, it…
Submarine Rescue Ship, Air Force U-2 Join Search for Missing Japanese Pilot, F-35A
A U.S. surveillance plane and a recently commissioned Japanese submarine rescue ship are now scanning the ocean floor in search…
Panel: Unmanned Surface Vessels Will be Significant Part of Future U.S. Fleet
The Navy’s next force structure assessment likely will add significant numbers of large and medium-sized unmanned surface vessels to meet…
Destroyer USS Ross Enters Black Sea, Fourth U.S. Warship Since 2019
The guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG-71) entered the Black Sea over the weekend, the fourth time in 2019 a U.S.…