Michelle Howard Promoted to Admiral July 1, 2014 11:59 AM The Navy’s first female nominated to the rank of Admiral received her fourth star in a ceremony at the Women…
HII Awarded $76.5 million Long Lead Contract for Eighth National Security Cutter July 1, 2014 10:06 AM The Coast Guard awarded shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) a $76.5 million contract for long lead materials for the eighth…
Document: Report to Congress on the Littoral Combat Ship Program June 30, 2014 10:07 AM The following is the June 25, 2014 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background and Issues…
Forbes to Pentagon: Don’t Give ‘Beijing a Veto’ on Discussion about China June 26, 2014 12:45 PM A senior member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) has called on the Navy and the Pentagon to have…
Document: U.S. Arms Sales to Taiwan June 19, 2014 7:14 PM The following is the Congressional Research Service June 13, 2014 report, Taiwan: Major U.S. Arms Sales Since 1990.…
Iraq and Afghanistan Dominate Senate Budget Hearing June 18, 2014 2:54 PM - Updated: June 19, 2014 7:16 PM With aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) and its battle group and amphibious transport dock USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19)…
Document: Report to Congress on U.S. Navy Ship Naming June 12, 2014 12:42 PM The following is the June 5, 2014 report from the Congressional Research Service, Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress. …
House Panel to Hold Hearings on Navy Cruiser and Destroyer Modernization June 11, 2014 6:23 PM Legislators are planning to hold hearings based on concerns over the Navy’s scheme to modernize its cruiser and destroyer fleet,…
House Panel Passes Defense Bill Limiting Cruiser Lay Ups and Funds Carrier Refueling June 11, 2014 11:16 AM The House Appropriations Committee (HAC) passed its version of the Fiscal Year 2015 defense appropriations bill which limits the number…
Document: Annual Report to Congress on Chinese Military Development June 6, 2014 9:04 AM The following is the Pentagon’s annual report to Congress, Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China 2014.…