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Marines Won't Need a Carrier for High-End Fight With MUX Unmanned System

Marines Won’t Need a Carrier for High-End Fight With MUX Unmanned System

DARPA demonstrator system of a medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air system (UAS). DAPRA Image

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – The Marine Corps and Navy are preparing for a high-end fight that will require ships to be distributed across the ocean rather than clustered around an aircraft carrier, and the Marines’ future Group 5 unmanned aerial system will give them the airborne early warning capability to break free from the carrier and its E-2D Advanced Hawkeye early warning aircraft. Read More

Photo Gallery: Fincantieri Pitches Frigate Design in Baltimore

Photo Gallery: Fincantieri Pitches Frigate Design in Baltimore

ITS Alpino (F-594) in Baltimore. USNI News Photo

BALTIMORE, Md. — When the Italian FREMM-class frigate ITS Alpino (F-594) sailed into Baltimore’s Inner Harbor earlier this week, the ship was not just on a good will tour but offered a chance for its builder to show off their entry into the Navy’s new frigate design competition. Read More

Two U.S. Warships Conduct South China Sea Freedom Of Navigation Operation

Two U.S. Warships Conduct South China Sea Freedom Of Navigation Operation

Guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG-76), guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG-54). US Navy Photos

Over the weekend, a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG-54) and Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, USS Higgins (DDG-76) sailed in a two-ship freedom of navigation operation past islands claimed by China, according to media reports first reported by Reuters.

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Video: Navy Commissions Littoral Combat Ship USS Manchester

Video: Navy Commissions Littoral Combat Ship USS Manchester

The crew of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS-14) man the rails the ship after the ship’s sponsor, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) gives the traditional order to ‘man this ship and bring her to life’ on May 26, 2018. US Navy Photo

USS Manchester (LCS-14), the latest Independence-class littoral combat ship, was commissioned in Portsmouth, N.H. on Saturday. Read More

PHOTOS: USS Milius Arrives In New Homeport Yokosuka

PHOTOS: USS Milius Arrives In New Homeport Yokosuka

Arleigh Burke-class guided missile-destroyer USS Milius (DDG-69) arrives at U.S. Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka, joining the Forward Deployed Naval Forces. Navy photo.

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG-69) arrived in its new homeport of Yokosuka, Japan, Monday, bringing to the Forward Deployed Naval Forces of U.S. 7th Fleet a modernized suite of capabilities. Read More

Swift Calls for Navy Readiness Improvements Before Fleet Buildup in PACFLEET Retirement Speech

Swift Calls for Navy Readiness Improvements Before Fleet Buildup in PACFLEET Retirement Speech

Adm. Scott H. Swift, outgoing commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, right, and Adm. John C. Aquilino, incoming commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, left, salute each other during a change of command ceremony. Seated are Adm. Harry Harris, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, left, and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson, right. Navy photo.

The outgoing commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet used his change-of-command and retirement ceremony speech to address the external threat of nations increasingly willing to use military means to exert their influence, and the internal threat of insufficient time and funding to create a ready fleet.

Adm. Scott Swift, at times emotional, made multiple references to last year’s two deadly collisions involving Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers, USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) and USS John S. McCain (DDG-56), killing 17 sailors serving aboard PACFLEET ships.
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