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.…
Navy Awards SEWIP Block III Contract to Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman has won the contract to develop the next generation system U.S. surface ships will use to jam or…
Senate Approves Carter for SECDEF
The Senate overwhelmingly voted Thursday to confirm Ash Carter as the next U.S. Secretary of Defense, succeeding Chuck Hagel.…
Senators Critical of U.S. Timelines for Afghanistan Withdrawal
Republican and Democratic members of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday stressed to the senior American officer in Afghanistan…
WEST: Cyber Conflicts Will Test Military Readiness
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. – Confrontations await in cyberspace, and those encounters will test military readiness, speakers said Wednesday at the…
Think Tank Panel Tells House U.S. Military Faces More Challenges, Suggests Pentagon Spending Reforms
When a quartet of defense budget experts was asked how it would spend the Pentagon’s money now versus last year,…
Document: 2013-2014 Report on Sexual Harassment and Violence at U.S. Service Academies
The following is the Annual Report on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the Military Service Academies Academic Program Year 2013-2014.…
SECNAV Mabus Censures Three Admirals in Fallout from ‘Fat Leonard’ Investigation
Three current U.S. Navy admirals have received letters of censure from Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus as part of…
WEST: NORAD Head Says Russia Increasing Arctic Long Range Air Patrols
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. – While Russian military aircraft have stepped up their activity everywhere from the North Sea to the…
WEST: Bob Work Says UCLASS Development Needs a ‘Joint Perspective’
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. – The first operational unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to be used on the Navy’s aircraft carriers needs…
USS Iwo Jima Standing by to Evacuate U.S. Citizens from Yemen
The amphibious warship USS Iwo Jima (LHD- 7) is standing by in the event it would need to assist in…