LCS Mine Countermeasures Package May Be Headed For Single IOT&E For All 4 Increments
Though the Littoral Combat Ship’s mine countermeasures mission package originally laid out a four-increment fielding plan that made use of three unmanned vehicles, a…
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.…
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…
NATO Selects Next Secretary General
NATO has selected former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg as its next secretary general.…
USN Supply Chief: Military Can’t Lose ‘Crown Jewels’ to Industry
The Navy’s top supply officer told attendees at a special symposium on warfighter resilience and logistics, “You can’t make a tough decision if you…
Atlantic Council Panel: Pentagon Turnover Complicating Signals to Allies, Adversaries
Monday’s removal of Defense Secretary Mark Esper adds more uncertainty as to what adversaries may try and what allies can expect from Washington in…
Navy Altering Deployments in Response to COVID-19 Threat; CNO Says Testing Capability is a Major Barrier
The Navy is organizing a hodgepodge of directives designed to combat COVID-19 into clear rules that would strive to prevent a similar outbreak like…
U.S. Fleet Forces Command Creating Analytics Office to Assess Fleet, Industrial Readiness
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Fleet Forces Command announced a new initiative to address operational fleet and industrial base readiness through data analytics.…
Report to Congress on Iran’s Threats, the Strait of Hormuz, and Oil Markets
The following is the Aug. 6, 2018 Congressional Research Service Report, Iran’s Threats, the Strait of Hormuz, and Oil Markets: In Brief.…
Congress Notified on $1.46B P-8A Poseidon Deal with New Zealand
The State Department has given its approval to a potential $1.46 billion sale of four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft to New Zealand,…
CENTCOM Gen. Votel Outlines Challenges From Islamic State, Russia, Iran
A range of competing interests in the Middle East are creating multiple complex situations for U.S. Central Command to navigate, CENTCOM commander Army Gen.…
Document: Report to Congress on How Russian Military Deployments to Syria Could Complicate U.S. Policy
The following is a Sept. 18, 2015 Congressional Research Service “CRS Insight” brief to Congress on how Russian troop moves to Syria complicate U.S.…