SECDEF to the Hill: 2 Virginia Attack Boats in FY25 Defense Budget Will Delay Next-Gen Navy Fighter
A congressional push to fund a second Virginia-class submarine in the Fiscal Year 2025 defense budget will delay the Navy’s next-generation fighter program, Secretary…
Report to Congress on U.S. Marine Corps Force Design
The following is the Oct. 3, 2024, Congressional Research Service report, U.S. Marine Corps Force Design Initiative: Background and Issues for Congress.…
HASC Wants Navy Info on Suspected Faulty Welds, Says Letter to SECNAV
Senior members of the House Armed Services Committee are calling on the Navy to detail the problems discovered with welding on submarines and aircraft…
China Coast Guard Now Operating in the Bering Sea
China’s Coast Guard is for the first time operating in the Bering Sea as Beijing increasingly uses the Northern Sea Route for shipping, the…
Navy Contracts Small Tech Firm to Research Alternative Battle Networks for Project Overmatch
The Navy is expanding its partnership with a small tech company responsible for developing a mobile mesh network that promises better communications for ships…
Report to Congress on Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter
The following is the Oct. 2, 2024, Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter Program: Background and Issues for Congress.…
U.S. Destroyers Successfully Down Iranian Missiles with SM-3s, Carrier USS Harry. S. Truman Now in U.S. 6th Fleet
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two U.S. guided-missile destroyers destroyed a handful of Iranian missiles using a combination of weapons, including the Standard Missile 3, a…
Chinese Aircraft Carrier Operating Near the Philippines
The Chinese Liaoning Carrier Strike Group is now operating southeast of the Philippine main island of Mindanao and heading toward the Celebes Sea, based…
Military Family Household Goods, Vehicle Shipments Face Delays Due to East Coast Port Strike
Military families shipping household goods and vehicles to the United States are the group most affected by the longshoremen’s strike that shut down East…
Report to Congress on Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah
The following is the Oct. 1, 2024, Congressional Research Service report, Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah: Conflict and Escalation.…
Navy, Marines Exceed Fiscal Year 2024 Recruiting, Retention Goals
The Navy exceeded its recruiting goal for Fiscal Year 2024, bringing in 40,978 new active-duty enlisted recurits, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro…
U.S. Warships Fire a Dozen Interceptors Against Iranian Missile Attack
USS Bulkely (DDG-84) and USS Cole (DDG-67) fired a dozen interceptors as part of the U.S. response to Iranian missiles launched at Israel, the…