The following is the Aug. 25, 2023, Congressional Research Service Report, Navy Large Unmanned Surface and Undersea Vehicles: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
DoD Acquisition Chief Seeking Regulatory ‘Nirvana’ in Crafting AUKUS Deal
Monday, September 25, 2023
2 A-10 Warthogs Drill with U.S. Destroyer in Middle East Maritime Exercise
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Chinese Expansion Prompts Other Navies to Work Closer Together, Modernize Fleets
Marines Identify 3 Killed in MV-22 Crash off Australian Coast
(left to right) Maj. Tobin Lewis, 37, Capt. Eleanor LeBeau, 29, Cpl. Spencer Collart, 21
THE PENTAGON – Marine Corps officials identified the three service members who were killed in the Sunday crash of an MV-22B off the coast of Darwin, Australia. Read More
Navy Ships, Aircraft in Florida Sortie to Avoid Tropical Storm Idalia
Tropical Storm Idalia on Aug. 28, 2023. National Weather Service Image
Ships and aircraft assigned to Florida Navy installations in the path of Tropical Storm Idalia will start sortieing today in preparation for the storm’s landfall. Read More
DEPSECDEF Hicks: DoD Wants Thousands of Drones to Counter China’s Military Mass Advantage
A Saildrone Explorer unmanned surface vessel (USV) operates with guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG-119) in the Arabian Gulf during exercise Phantom Scope, Oct. 7, 2022. US Navy Photo
The Pentagon is betting that by fielding thousands of attritable autonomous systems across domains in fewer than two years, the United States can overcome China’s advantage of mass in manpower, ships, aircraft and missiles, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said in a Monday speech. Read More
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Aug. 28, 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 Aug. 28, 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
U.S., Australia, Japan Drill with the Philippines in South China Sea; China Flies Military Drone Near Taiwan
HMAS Canberra (L02) with JS Izumo (DDH-183) on Aug. 24, 2023. JMSDF Photo
The U.S., Australia, Japan and the Philippines carried out a joint exercise in the waters off Manila on Thursday involving the Australian and Japanese large-deck ships on deployment in the region. Meanwhile, Chinese bombers flew near Japan while a Chinese unmanned air vehicle conducted a flight off Taiwan’s east coast, according to Japan Ministry of Defense press releases. Read More
UPDATED: 3 U.S. Marines Killed in Australian MV-22 Crash
U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey pilot with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, transports Royal Australian Air Force and Navy senior leadership during Talisman Sabre 23, in the Coral Sea, July 22, 2023. US Marine Corps Photo
Three Marines were killed in a Sunday MV-22B Osprey crash off the coast of Darwin, Australia, according to the service.
Acting Commanders Set to Take Charge of Naval Academy, Naval Air Forces and NAVSEA
(l to r) Rear Adm. Fred Kacher, Rear Adm. George Wikoff and Rear Adm. Tom Anderson
Temporary leaders for the Naval Academy, Naval Air Forces and Naval Sea Systems Command are set to step into acting roles between now and Sept. 7, as an ongoing hold on confirming senior military nominations continues, USNI News has learned. Read More
UPDATED: Marines Identify Pilot Killed in F/A-18D Hornet Crash
Marine with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)) 224, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares to launch an F/A-18 Hornet at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, June 27, 2023. Marine Corps Photo
The Marines have identified the pilot who was killed in a F/A-18D Hornet that crashed in Southern California.
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Ukrainian Forces Plant Flag in Crimea Following Raid
Satellite image of the Crimean Peninsula. NASA Image
Ukrainian forces landed on Crimean shores Thursday, according to local press reports. Read More
