Document: Report to Congress on the U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship Program
The following is the Dec. 17, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)/Frigate Program: Background and Issues for Congress.…
In Dual Ceremony, Harris Takes Over PACOM, Swift Assumes Command of PACFLT
In a double change-of-command ceremony in Pearl Harbor, Adm. Harry Harris was promoted from U.S. Pacific Fleet commander to U.S. Pacific Command commander, and…
USS Cole to Enter Black Sea On Friday
The U.S. is sending the guided missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG-67)into the Black Sea on Friday as part of an ongoing presence mission in the…
HASC Cancels LCS Replacement Briefing Over Lack of Information
The Navy continues to tightly control all of the details around the development of the follow-on to the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) to the…
Greenert Wants Sailors Thinking About Invisible Threats
Adm. Jonathan Greenert, Chief of Naval Operations, is pushing for the Navy to pay more attention to threats in the Electromagnetic (EM) spectrum.…
Navy Loses 16th Sailor to COVID-19
This story has been updated to include additional information about Electronics Technician First Class William Mathews and update the spelling of his name. A…
Geurts: Navy Modernization At Risk Without COVID-19 Acquisition Relief Funds
This post has been updated with additional context on the Pentagon’s COVID-19 acquisition memo. The Navy may have to sacrifice modernization efforts if it…
Navy, Coast Guard Officials Investigating Alaska Small Boat Collision
This post was updated with additional information from the U.S. Coast Guard. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard officials are investigating the cause of a…
Trump Calls to F-35 Program Head, Boeing CEO Led to Super Hornet, JSF Review
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two phone calls then President-elect Donald J. Trump made to the military head of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program officeled…
Navy Hornet Pilot Crashes Near NAS Fallon, Safely Ejects From Jet
A Navy F/A-18C Hornet pilot assigned to Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center crashed a jet into an open field near Naval Air Station Fallon,…
State Department Looks to Combat African Terrorism with Prevention Program
The State Department has launched a pilot program to prevent the growth of terrorism – set to complement the ongoing U.S. counterterrorism efforts in…
SNA 2014: Lockheed Makes Progress On Next Generation Anti-Ship Missile
Lockheed Martin has demonstrated that its Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) can be launched from the Mk-41 vertical launch system with only software modifications.…