The following is the April 19, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Arms Sales: Congressional Review Process. Read More
Sunday, November 26, 2023
U.S. Navy Detains 5 After Failed Attempt to Capture Merchant Ship, IKE in Persian Gulf
The Basics: Inside the Carrier Air Wing
USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) steams through the Strait of Hormuz in 2011. US Navy Photo
The Basics is the USNI News video feature in which our staff takes on fundamental concepts, jobs and missions inside the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard and breaks them down for those who might not be as familiar with the ins and outs of the Sea Services. This month we explain the fundamentals behind the offensive power of a U.S. aircraft carrier with Capt. Rich ‘Snap’ Brophy, the commander of Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW-9) currently deployed on USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74).
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Preliminary Report on Edward Lin Spy Case, Decision to Prosecute with Fleet Forces Head
Lt. Cmdr. Edward C. Lin
Investigators with the Navy have submitted their preliminary report and recommendation for prosecution on accusations that a U.S. Navy officer passed secrets to China and Taiwan, service officials told USNI News on Wednesday. Read More
Littoral Combat Ship Montgomery Completes 2-Phase Builders Trials
USS Coronado, the second Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship in the fleet, sits at a pier at Naval Base San Diego in February 2016. USNI News photo.
The fourth Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship completed a two-phased builders trials on April 21, paving the way for acceptance trials later this spring. Read More
Pentagon Still Unsure If It Needs More Growlers; Boeing Says Production Restart Would Be Possible
An E/A-18G Growler assigned to the Wizards of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133 takes off from USS John C. Stennis’ (CVN 74) flight deck on November 15, 2015. US Navy photo.
The Navy may know within the next year if it has enough Boeing EA-18G Growlers to meet not only its own airborne electronic attack needs but also to cover all joint operational needs, the Navy’s director of air warfare (OPNAV N98) told lawmakers last week – though by then there may be a cost increase associated with restarting Growler production. Read More
F-35 Joint Program Office Working Through Lingering Software Issues
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher C. Bogdan (right), the Program Executive Officer for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office, and U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Jon Davis, Deputy Commandant Aviation on May 20, 2015. US Marine Corps Photo
The F-35’s logistics information system’s inability to integrate engine data with other vital information about the aircraft is causing a two-month delay in the Air Force reaching its initial operating capability and forcing Marines to use “lots of time-consuming work-arounds” to keep their F-35 Lightning II’s flying. Read More
Navy Digging Out Of Fighter Shortfall; Marines Still Struggling To Fly At Home
F/A-18E-F Super Hornet. Boeing photo.
A three-pronged approach is helping the Navy keep its strike fighter inventory shortfall at a “manageable” level –speeding up legacy Hornet life extension work, preparing to conduct the Super Hornet life extension program more efficiently, and buying new Super Hornets – though the Marines’ legacy Hornet fighter inventory is so strained there are hardly any planes available for day-to-day squadron training, Navy and Marine aviation leaders said last week. Read More
Essay: Navy, Air Force Reviving Offensive Mining with New Quickstrikes
An MK 62 ÒQuick Strike mine is deployed from the starboard wing of a P-3C Orion aircraft in 2004. US Navy Photo
Consumed with long-running irregular warfare challenges, the Pentagon took its eye off the ball with respect to maritime warfare, particularly against hostile warships. Read More
French Design Wins Australia’s Next Generation Submarine Competition
DCNS Shortfin Barracuda Block 1A. DCNS Photo
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA — France’s DCNS has won Australia’s keenly-watched, $38.5 billion Project SEA 1000 Future Submarine program to replace six Collins-class submarines currently in service with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Read More
Document: Pentagon 2015 Freedom of Navigation Report
The followings is the Fiscal Year 2015 summary of the Department of Defense freedom of navigation operations. Read More
