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.…
Document: Congressional Research Service Virginia-class Submarine Report
From the Congressional Research Service Sept. 27, 2013 Virginia (SSN-774) Class Attack Submarine Procurement report: The Navy is proposing to…
Navy Names First Two Attack Boats to Have Female Crew
Submarines USS Virginia (SSN-774) and USS Minnesota (SSN-783) will be the first nuclear attack boats (SSNs) to field female crewmembers,…
Document: Congressional Research Service Navy Littoral Combat Ship Program Report
From the Congressional Research Service Sept. 27, 2013 Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) report:The LCS program has become controversial due to…
Opinion: The Navy Has Long History of Anti-Piracy Operations
In the early years of this nation, President Thomas Jefferson found himself involved in one of the first conflicts overseas…
Pentagon Faces its own Debt Ceiling Crisis
If the debt ceiling is not raised there would be delays in paying salaries even to the military and recalled…
Astronaut Scott Carpenter was ‘Trying to Defend the Planet’
Scott Carpenter was one the original Mercury 7 astronauts and a former Naval aviator. Carpenter died on Thursday. He was…
Raytheon Wins Next-Generation Navy Radar Contract
Raytheon has won a $386 million contract for the Navy’s next-generation Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR), officials with Naval…
Senators Grill Navy Under Secretary Nominee Rooney during Confirmation Hearing
Jo Ann Rooney — the Obama administration’s nominee for Under Secretary of the Navy — faced tough questions during her…
Pentagon’s Ashton Carter to Step Down in December
Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter will step down from his position in December, according to a Thursday afternoon release…
Navy’s First Joint High Speed Vessel Completes Testing
The Navy’s first Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) has completed its initial operational testing and evaluation builder Austal USA announced…