Kidnapped Americans in Context: The Shifting Forms of Nigerian Piracy
The kidnapping of two American mariners on Oct. 23 does not signal the rise of a new piracy threat off Nigeria, but rather the…
New Super Hornet Solicitation Could Threaten Navy’s Joint Strike Fighter Buy
The U.S Navy has released a pre-solicitation notice for 36 additional Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighters, which could potentially threaten the production ramp-up…
Document: Navy DDG-51 and DDG-1000 Destroyer Programs
The following is from the Oct. 22 Congressional Research Service report: Navy DDG-51 and DDG-1000 Destroyer Programs.…
First European Aegis Ashore Begins Construction
The U.S. and NATO have begun construction on the first deployed Aegis Ashore installation in Deveselu, Romania as part of a wider ballistic missile…
Document: CRS Navy Ohio Replacement (SSBN[X]) Ballistic Missile Submarine Program Report
The following is from the Oct. 22, 2013 report, Navy Ohio Replacement (SSBN[X]) Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background and Issues for Congress from the…
Bath Launches First Zumwalt
With little fanfare or pomp, General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) floated the first of the next-generation Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyers (DDG-1000), Naval Sea…
Opinion: Recruiting for Mental Resilience Needs to be a Priority
As I sat in my windowless office at the Washington Navy Yard on “lockdown” all day on Sept. 16 — unable to see or…
Boeing and Lockheed Team for Air Force Long Range Bomber Bid
Boeing and Lockheed Martin are joining forces in the competition to build the U.S. Air Force’s new Long-Range Strike-Bomber (LRS-B), the two companies announced…
NAVSEA Commander: FBI Search for a Second Navy Yard Shooter Left Scene ‘In Pretty Bad Shape’
The FBI’s search for a suspected second shooter during the Sept. 16 lockdown at the Washington, D.C. Navy Yard created extensive interior damage during…
The Future of Strategic Landpower
When the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps said, “Virtual presence is actual absence,” the attendees at a special forum Wednesday on “Strategic Landpower”…
Updated: Suspect in Custody After Tennessee Naval Base Shooting
This post will be updated as new information becomes available. A suspected shooter is in custody after injuring two members of the Tennessee Army…
Navy Protects Submarine Funding
The U.S. Navy plans to fund two Fiscal Year 2014 Virginia-class submarines (SSN-774) in its worst-case budget scenario, a senior submarine leader said at…