7th Fleet CO: Deployed LCS USS Gabrielle Giffords ‘Pretty Much Owned’ South China Sea
The Navy is now pushing the Littoral Combat Ships out into the Pacific in force after more than a decade…
CNO: Hypersonic Weapons at Sea to Premiere on Zumwalt Destroyers in 2025
The Navy is set to debut its first at-sea hypersonic missiles aboard one of the service’s three Zumwalt-class destroyers in…
Admiral: Next Navy Helos Will Be Mix of Manned, Unmanned
The Navy is pursuing both manned and unmanned platforms for the aircraft that will replace its rotary-wing fleet, according to…
Dual Letters From Congress Signal Hill Headed for Defense Spending Showdown
A debate between lawmakers over defense spending is brewing, as a group of progressive House members push for cuts to…
Navy’s Infamous INSURV Reports Set to End This Year Unless Congress Acts
A long-standing independent report on the health of the U.S. Navy is set to end this year unless Congress acts,…
Destroyer Daniel Inouye Delivers to Navy as Bath Iron Works Picks at Backlog
This post has been updated with a statement from Bath Iron Works. After years of schedule slips, the Arleigh Burke-class…
HII Picks Kari Wilkinson to Lead Ingalls Shipbuilding, First Woman to Lead Yard
Huntington Ingalls has tapped the first woman to lead its naval shipyard in Mississippi, the company announced on Friday.…
INSURV Inspections Found Lower Material Readiness on Surface Ships, Subs
Navy ship readiness has trended down over the past three years, with many ship systems on surface ships and submarines,…
Report to Congress on DDG(X)
The following is the Feb. 11, 2021 Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Navy DDG(X) Future Large Surface Combatant Program:…
Navy: Constellation Frigate, DDG(X) Programs Mark Start of ‘Surface Ship Renaissance’
The Navy already has models of the Constellation-class frigate and the upcoming DDG(X) destroyer in the water at Naval Surface…