
SNA 2014: Navy to Standup Surface Warfare ‘Top Gun’ This Summer
The surface Navy will take a page from the naval aviation community and standup a new command to teach combined surface tactics to the…

SNA 2014: Navy Pressing Ahead with Zumwalt
The Navy’s efforts to get its newest destroyer out to sea are on track, despite numerous setbacks to several of the warship’s key operating…

SNA 2014: Navy Won’t Rule Out Army Longbow Hellfire for LCS
The Navy is not closing the door on integrating an Army missile into the weapons package for the sea service’s Littoral Combat Ship surface…

In Pursuit of the U.S. Navy’s Next Surface Combatant
The Navy needs to perfect three technologies on its quest for its next generation of large warships, Rear Adm. Thomas Rowden, director of surface…

New Reports of Syrian Chemical Weapons Attacks from Forces Loyal to al-Assad
Syrian government forces have reportedly launched a new round of chemical attacks against rebel forces outside Damascus, leaving scores dead and wounded.…

Lockheed Outlines Freedom-Class Improvements
Follow-on versions of the Lockheed Martin Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) will incorporate numerous improvements based on lessons from operational deployments.…

Opinion: Why Saudi Arabia and Israel Have Teamed Up Against Iran
As negotiators in Geneva, Switzerland work out the final details for an agreement that will allow International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) access to Iran’s…

Lockheed Martin Drops Protest over Next Generation Destroyer Radar
Lockheed Martin has dropped a protest that has held up development of the U.S. Navy’s next-generation Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) since October…

Document: Surface Navy’s Vision 2026
The following from the Vision for the 2026 Surface Fleet, released in January 2014. The document is authored by current head of U.S. Surface…

Document: Sexual Harassment and Violence at U.S. Service Academies
From the Pentagon report: Annual Report on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the Military Service Academies Academic Program Year 2012-2013, released on Jan. 10.…

Report: Russia to Start Construction of Two Ballistic Missile Submarines in 2014
Russia plans to start construction of two new Borey-class (Project 955A) nuclear ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) in 2014, according to a Thursday report in…

Navy Identifies Missing Pilot from Sea Dragon Crash
The Navy has identified the missing pilot from the Wednesday crash of a MH-53E Sea Dragon crash off the coast of Virginia Beach, Va.…