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.…
Document: Memo on Naval Innovation Advisory Council
The following is an April 21 memo from Navy Secretary Ray Mabus to create the Naval Innovation Advisory Council.…
Document: Greenert Letter to Thornberry on Cruiser Modernization
The following is an April 28 letter from Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert to House Armed Services Committee…
Inside the New U.S.-Japan Defense Guidelines
On Monday the United States and Japan agreed to the most sweeping changes to their bilateral alliance in more than…
Document: Pentagon’s 30-Year Aviation Plan
The following is the Annual Aviation Inventory and Funding Plan issued to Congress as part of the Fiscal Year 2016…
Document: New U.S.-Japan Defense Guidelines
The following is the April 27, 2015 Guidelines for U.S.-Japan Defense Cooperation.…
HASC Mark Adds $120 Million for 3 Destroyer Combat System Upgrades, Money for Missiles
The House Armed Services Committee added $120 million to pay for a total of three Aegis combat system upgrades to…
Two Littoral Combat Ships to Deploy to Singapore Next Year, Four by 2017
The U.S. Navy will begin a permanent presence of two Littoral Combat Ships in Singapore next year with four planned…
House Armed Services Subcommittee Roundups: Week 1 Summary
The House Armed Services Committee released portions of its annual defense bill this week in preparation for the full committee…
HASC Bill Would Speed Up Cruiser Modernization Plan, But Not All Members Agree
The Navy’s cruiser modernization effort will once again be a hot topic of debate, as some House Armed Services Committee…
Document: Report to Congress on U.S. Special Operations Forces
The following is the April 9, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for…