DoD Acquisition Chief Seeking Regulatory ‘Nirvana’ in Crafting AUKUS Deal

DoD Acquisition Chief Seeking Regulatory ‘Nirvana’ in Crafting AUKUS Deal

Tugboats guide USS Minnesota (SSN-783) to the pier as the Virginia-class nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine returns to Naval Submarine Base New London, Conn., in 2021. US Navy Photo

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The 1960s Polaris Sales Agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom that paved the way for commonality between the two countries’ ballistic missile submarines could serve as a successful model for the AUKUS pact, the Pentagon’s acquisition chief said today. Read More

Ukrainian Attacks on Black Sea Fleet Puts Russia on Defensive, U.K. MoD Says

Ukrainian Attacks on Black Sea Fleet Puts Russia on Defensive, U.K. MoD Says

Ukrainian strike on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Sevastopol, Crimea, on Sept. 22, 2023. Image via Telegram

A string of Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in September have likely pushed Russia into a more reactive position, while potentially taking out Russian leaders, the British Ministry of Defence said in a series of social media posts Tuesday morning. Read More

2 A-10 Warthogs Drill with U.S. Destroyer in Middle East Maritime Exercise

2 A-10 Warthogs Drill with U.S. Destroyer in Middle East Maritime Exercise

An A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to Combined Forces Air Component Commander flies past guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG-63) during air operations in maritime surface warfare (AOMSW) exercise in the Persian Gulf, Sept. 23, 2023. US Navy Photo

A pair of U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs ­– better known as Warthogs – drilled with U.S. warships in the Gulf of Oman in a maritime exercise, the Navy announced Monday. Read More

Ballistic Missile Submarine USS Alabama CO Removed from Command

Ballistic Missile Submarine USS Alabama CO Removed from Command

A support vessel transfers crew and equipment to the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Alabama (SSBN-731) during an at-sea exchange of crew, held recently off the coast of Washington IN 2022. US Navy Photo

The commander of Submarine Group 9 relieved the commanding officer of the nuclear ballistic missile submarine USS Alabama (SSBN-731), the Navy announced Monday. Read More

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Sept. 25, 2023

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Sept. 25, 2023

USNI News Graphic

These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Sept. 25, 2023, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship. Read More

Russian Pacific Fleet Holds Exercises Off Siberia, Near Alaska

Russian Pacific Fleet Holds Exercises Off Siberia, Near Alaska

Russian Navy cruiser RFS Varyag (011) and destroyer RFS Marshal Shaposhnikov (543). Japan MOD photo

Over the past two weeks, the Russian Navy Pacific Fleet has been conducting drills in the Chukchi and Bering Seas and the Chukchi Peninsula of Eastern Siberia, some of which have been observed by the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard. Meanwhile, Royal Australian Navy ships have set out for a regional presence deployment to Southeast and Northeast Asia. Read More