Report to Congress on Navy Medium Landing Ship
The following is the Navy Medium Landing Ship (LSM) (Previously Light Amphibious Warship [LAW]) Program: Background and Issues for Congress on April 24, 2024..…
VIDEO: MDA, Navy Conduct Flight Test On Upgraded SM-3 Block IB
The Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Navy tested an upgraded Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IB missile aboard USS Hopper (DDG-70)…
Document: Report to Congress on U.S. Navy Destroyer Programs
The following is the May 20, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Navy DDG-51 and DDG-1000 Destroyer Programs: Background and Issues for…
As Navy Faces $848M O&M Shortfall, Picking What Maintenance To Skip Is Full Of Risk
A mid-year review of Navy operations and maintenance funding found a $848-million shortfall, forcing the Navy to restrict flying hours,…
UPDATED: Two Navy F/A-18F Super Hornets Crash Off North Carolina, Air Crew Suffered Only Minor Injures
This post will be updated when additional details become available. Two Navy F/A-18Fs crashed off the coast of North Carolina…
Navy Lays Bare F/A-18 Readiness Gaps, Could Take Year to Surge Air Wing
Three out of four F/A-18s are not ready to go to war and it could take up to a year for…
Document: Report to Congress on Virginia-Class Submarine Program
The following is the May 20, 2016 Congressional Research Service report Navy Virginia (SSN-774) Class Attack Submarine Procurement: Background and…
LRASM Set for More Air, Surface Tests This Year
Operating under a $321 million contract from Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Lockheed Martin is set to complete the critical…
Document: Report to Congress on Ohio Replacement Program
The following is the May 20, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Ohio Replacement (SSBN[X]) Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background…
McCain Pushing for More U.S. Naval Engagement with Vietnam
The chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee is pushing for more interaction between the U.S. and Vietnamese navies, according…
Document: McCain Letter to Hanoi on Expanding Naval Cooperation
The following is a May 20, 2016 letter from Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) to General Secretary of the Central Committee…