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.…
Ballistic Missile Submarines Resume Making Foreign Port Calls After 12-Year Hiatus
Ballistic missile submarines will once again make port calls in foreign countries, after more than a decade of boomer crews…
Document: Report to Congress on the U.S. Navy’s Next Generation TAO(X) Oiler Program
The following is the Dec. 17, report from the Congressional Research Service, Navy TAO(X) Oiler Shipbuilding Program: Background and Issues for…
Vice Adm. Kurt Tidd Confirmed as Next U.S. SOUTHCOM Commander
Vice Adm. Kurt Tidd was confirmed by the Senate last week as head of Southern Command and will assume his…
Senator Stalls Confirmation of Navy Under Secretary Nominee Davidson
The Senate confirmation of the nominee for the Navy’s number two civilian position is stalled pending an investigation into the…
Analysis: Making Sense of the Latest Taiwan Arms Deal
Taiwan-watchers waited for long four years for new arms sales, but their patience was not met with large reward when the…
Document: Office of Naval Intelligence Report on Russian Navy
The following is the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) report, The Russian Navy – A Historic Transition.…
Carter’s Rebuke of Navy Budget Proposal Points to Split Between Service, DoD Priorities
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter’s list of directives Monday to the Navy to retool its budget for Fiscal Year 2017…
Document: Budget Directive Letter from SECDEF Carter to SECNAV Mabus
The following is the Dec. 14, 2015 letter from Secretary of Defense Ash Carter to Secretary of the Navy Ray…
SECDEF Carter Directs Navy to Cut Littoral Combat Ship Program to 40 Hulls, Single Shipbuilder
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter has ordered the Navy to trim its total buy of Littoral Combat Ships to 40…
Aegis Ashore Site To Reach ‘Technical Capability Declaration’ This Week, But Not Operational Until Early 2016
U.S. and Romanian officials will make a “Technical Capability Declaration” for the first Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense site this…