T-45C Goshawks Flights Paused After Inflight Engine Mishap
U.S. naval jet trainers have been placed on an operational pause after an in-flight mishap over Mississippi on Friday, USNI News has learned.…
VADM Lewis Nominated to Lead U.S. 2nd Fleet; Maj. Gen. Jansen Nominated as Marines’ Top Budget Officer
The Navy’s top strategy and plans officer was nominated to serve as the commander of the newly re-established U.S. 2nd…
Report to Congress on Chinese Maritime Disputes
The following is the May 24, 2018 Congressional Research Service report, Maritime Territorial and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Disputes Involving…
SECDEF Mattis: U.S. Military Not Leaving South Korea Anytime Soon
THE PENTAGON – When President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore on Tuesday, they…
Price Hikes, Production Delays Mark Navy Shipbuilding for Past Decade
Navy shipbuilding has been plagued for the last decade by programs running over-budget and underperforming once completed, according to a new…
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: June 11, 2018
The USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker is sponsored by CNA. These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier…
China Has Stolen Vast Amounts of Navy Submarine, Missile Data in Multiple Breaches from Contractor’s Servers
This story will be updated as new information becomes available. Chinese government-sponsored cyber thieves stole hundreds of gigabytes of data…
Navy Official Recommends No Criminal Trial for USS Fitzgerald Junior Officers
Two officers who faced negligent homicide charges for their role in the fatal June 2017 USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) collision have…
GAO Report on U.S. Navy Future Shipbuilding Investment
The following is the June 6, 2018 Government Accountability Office report Navy Shipbuilding Past Performance Provides Valuable Lessons for Future…
House Defense Appropriations Bill Supports 3 LCSs, Single Carrier Buy
The House Appropriations Committee’s defense funding bill for Fiscal Year 2019 would buy a dozen new warships for the Navy, including…
U.S. Officials Pushing American Fighter Designs in Western Pacific
THE PENTAGON — During the run-up to the recent Shangri-La defense summit in Singapore, the U.S. Department of State’s lead…