‘Ghost Fleet’ Hulls Moving Toward Completely Unmanned Operations
The pair of Ghost Fleet ships the Navy and the Pentagon’s Strategic Capabilities Office are using as testbeds to prove…
Two More ‘Ghost Fleet’ Unmanned Test Ships to Join Fleet Next Year
The next pair of ships slated for the Navy and the Pentagon’s test program for autonomous ships are under construction…
Ghost Fleet Ship ‘Nomad’ Arrives in California After 4,421 Nautical-Mile, ’98 Percent’ Autonomous Trip
The Pentagon’s second autonomous test ship is in California after completing a 4,421 nautical-mile journey from the Gulf Coast to…
Ghost Fleet Ship ‘Nomad’ Transited Panama Canal, Headed to California
An experimental unmanned surface vehicle has transited the Panama Canal on the way to its new home in California, USNI…
Acting SECNAV Harker: Navy in Favor of Accelerating Shipyard Revitalization Plan
This post has been updated to correct the committee acting Navy Secretary Thomas Harker was testifying in front of. The…
CNO Visits Aircraft Carrier Nimitz as CSG Nears End of Nearly 11 Months Away From Home
When the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) pulls into its homeport at Bremerton, Wash., in the coming days, the ship…
2021 Chief of Naval Operations NAVPLAN
The following is the Chief of Naval Operations 2021 NAVPLAN, published on Jan. 11, 2021.…
Pentagon ‘Ghost Fleet’ Ship Makes Record-Breaking Trip from Mobile to California
One of the Pentagon’s two Overlord large unmanned surface vessels conducted a first-ever Panama Canal transit, sailing thousands of miles…
NAVSEA: Analysis of Ship Repair Processes Led to Better On-Time Rates, More Realistic Schedules
The chief of naval operations in January threw down an aggressive goal for surface ship maintenance: zero days lost to…
Marine Corps Second-in-Command Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Marine Corps Assistant Commandant Gen. Gary Thomas had a positive COVID-19 test result on Wednesday, the service announced.…