Perez Report: Many in LCS Program Have Forgotten Key Fundamentals
Ahead of a busy week for Littoral Combat Ship policy makers, the Navy has released the executive summary of the Office of Chief of…
Document: Executive Summary of the LCS ‘Perez Report’
From the Navy’s introduction: In January 2012, the Vice Chief of Naval Operations [Adm. Mark Ferguson] directed that there be an assessment and review…
Navy Takes Delivery of Next Generation Fire Scout
The Navy has taken delivery of the first of a planned two Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scouts test vehicles at Naval Air Station Point…
Navy’s Next Generation Communications Satellite Launches Amidst Murky Future
The Navy has successfully launched its second satellite as part of its Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), designed to provide U.S. troops and allies…
Opinion: Navy Needs to Act on Sexual Assault Problem
Sexual assault and sexual harassment are significantly degrading our Navy’s operational readiness. More than 10,000 men and women reported they have been victims of…
Panama Finds Two Cuban MiGs on North Korean Ship
Panamanian officials have found two 1950s era MiG-21 fighters onboard a North Korean ship detained last week after authorities detained the ship after an…
CNO Adm. Jonathan Greenert’s State of the Navy Friday Press Briefing
Adm. Jonathan Greenert briefs reporters at the Pentagon on the State of the Navy on July 19, 2013.…
Document: Navy Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism Operations
The following is from the June 27, 2013 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism Operations: Background and Issues for Congress. The…
Testy Dempsey Reconfirmation Hearing Dominated by Syria
How far the United States should go in supporting the Syrian opposition, and just what the role of the Chairman (and Vice Chairman) of…
Navy Changes Assessment on Port Royal Damage
The Navy is revising how badly a Ticonderoga-class (CG-47) cruiser the service wants to scrap was damaged in a 2009 grounding. Damage to USS…
Document: USS Port Royal (CG-73) Material Condition Assesment
The following is a May 2013 Naval Sea Systems Command report to Congress, obtained by USNI News, outlining the material condition of USS Port…
Updated: Navy’s New Sexual Assault Plan Adds Counselors, Restricts Booze
The Navy has issued its new plan to combat sexual assaults in the service that include limiting alcohol sales on Navy installations and increasing…