Jay Stefany to Lead Navy’s New Maritime Industrial Base Program Office
The Navy is standing up a new maritime industrial base program office and has tapped one of its career civil servants to take the helm.…
DOT&E: JHSV Effective At Intra-Theater Transport But Challenged In Other Missions
The Joint High Speed Vessel faces several challenges in high sea states that led to difficulty transferring cargo at sea,…
U.S., India and Japan Participating in Annual Malabar Exercise in Bay of Bengal
The U.S., Indian and Japanese navies are in the middle of the Malabar 2015 exercise, this year in Chennai, India, on…
CNO Richardson: Freedom of Navigation Missions in South China Sea Not Meant to Provoke
The new U.S. Chief of Naval Operations said potential U.S. Navy freedom of navigation missions in the South China Sea…
Navy’s Future Frigate Will Be Optimized For Lethality, Survivability; Will Not Retain LCS’s Speed
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Whereas a high sprint speed was a driving factor in designing the Littoral Combat Ship, the follow-on…
U.S. Navy Deploying Search Team to Find Lost Merchant Ship El Faro
At the request of the National Transportation Safety Board, the Navy is scrambling a ship and an underwater search team…
Document: Report to Congress on Virginia-Class Attack Submarine Program
The following is the Sept. 23, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Virginia (SSN-774) Class Attack Submarine Procurement: Background and…
China: Military Facilities on South China Sea Artificial Islands are ‘For Defense Purposes Only’
Amidst U.S. and Australian concerns of Chinese military expansion in the South China Sea, officials with China’s foreign ministry are…
Document: Frank Kendall Letter on Independent Remote Minehunting System Review
The following is the Oct. 8, 2015 letter from Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall to Senate Armed Services Committee chair…
Carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt Leaves Middle East, No Firm Date on Replacement to Continue Anti-ISIS Strikes
The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group left U.S. 5th Fleet on Tuesday with no public timeline for when its replacement…
A Selection of Official Messages Celebrating the U.S. Navy’s 240th Birthday
The following are messages from President Barack Obama, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson, Master Chief Petty Officer of…