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.…
Hagel: Navy to Lay Up 11 Cruisers, Carrier Cut Decision Delayed until 2016 Budget
The U.S. Navy will “lay up” half of the service’s fleet of Ticonderoga-class missile cruisers under the President’s fiscal year…
Pentagon Caps LCS at 32 Hulls, Hagel Directs Navy to Evaluate ‘Capable and Lethal’ Frigate Designs
The Pentagon will cut the final number of the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) by 20 — from 52 to…
Document: Navy’s 2014 Arctic Roadmap
The following is from the U.S. Navy’s Arctic Roadmap: 2014-2030, released on Feb. 24, 2014. The United States is an…
Document: Congressional Report on Navy Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism Operations
The following is from the Feb. 7, 2014 Congressional Research Service Report: Navy Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism Operations. The Navy…
Triton Testing Ahead of Schedule
Testing for the Navy’s next generation unmanned maritime surveillance aircraft is proceeding ahead of schedule, according to officials at Northrop…
Document: Pentagon’s Electromagnetic Strategy
The following is the recently released Pentagon Electromagnetic Spectrum Strategy. Electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) access is a prerequisite for modern military…
Super Hornet Tests New Infrared Air to Air Targeting Sensor
The U.S. Navy has test flown a Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet equipped with a new Lockheed Martin-built Infrared Search and…
Document: Forbes’ UCLASS Letter to Mabus
The following is a Feb. 18, 2014 letter addressed to Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus concerning the requirements of…
Forbes Writes in Support of a High End UCLASS
A senior member of the House Armed Services Committee is imploring the U.S. Navy to ensure that the service’s forthcoming…
Amphib Leaves San Diego for NASA Recovery Test
Amphibious warship USS San Diego (LPD-22) left Naval Station San Diego, Calif. on Tuesday for an open ocean recovery test…