Navy Leaders: Dept. of Energy Budget Cuts Threaten Navy’s Nuclear Fleet
The Navy’s top leaders claim ongoing the Department of Energy’s budget cuts are putting, “the nation’s security at risk,” in a Monday letter to…
NATO Chief Calls For Higher European Defense Spending, Members ‘Can Do More’
An ambitious plan designed to prepare NATO for its post-Afghanistan future could stall out in the face of stiff resistance from alliance members at…
Document: Navy Warning to Congress Over Nuclear Funding Cuts
The following is a July 7, 2014 letter from Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert and head of Naval Reactors Adm. John Richardson to Congress…
Indian Prime Minister Backs $3.18 Billion Plan for Domestic Carrier
India’s freshly elected prime minister is backing $3.18 billion to complete the Indian Navy’s domestically built aircraft carrier after seeing one in action, according…
Amphibious Warship America to Leave for West Coast on Thursday
The first of the Navy’s latest class of amphibious warship, America (LHA-6), is set to depart Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss. for the West…
Document: GAO Report on USS Freedom Deployment
The following is a the Government Accountability Office report, Deployment of USS Freedom Revealed Risks in Implementing Operational Concepts and Uncertain Costs. The report…
USS Bataan Enters Persian Gulf, Nine U.S. Ships Now in Region
In a rare concurrence of events, a carrier strike group and all three ships of a Navy Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) are in the…
Report: Navy’s 306 Ship Goal Faces Multiple Obstacles
In the U.S. Navy’s perfect world, the service will reach its goal of a 306-ship fleet by 2020, according to the service’s latest 30-year…
Sources: Engine ‘Definitely’ to Blame for June F-35 Fire
A June 23 fire that severely damaged a Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is “definitely” related to…
Document: Navy’s 30-Year Shipbuilding Plan for Fiscal Year 2015
The following is the U.S. Navy’s: Report to Congress on the Annual Long-Range Plan for Construction of Naval Vessels for FY 2015, or colloquially…
Japan and Australia to Cooperate on New Submarine Design
Japanese and Australian leaders plan to sign an agreement Tuesday that would clear the way for the two countries to collaborate on a future…
Senate to Hold Confirmation Hearings Next Week for Next USMC Commandant, ISAF Commander
The Senate will hold confirmation hearings for several four-star jobs on July 10 for positions including the commander of coalition forces in Afghanistan and the next head of…