Pandemic Isn’t Slowing Down Columbia-Class Submarine Construction
General Dynamics Electric Boat remains ready to start construction of the first Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine in October, company officials…
Navy Speeding Up Science And Technology Spending
The Navy’s is doubling-down on science and technology spending, using the funds it’s receiving from the CARES Act stimulus passed…
Navy to Expand Investigation Into Circumstances Around Theodore Roosevelt COVID-19 Outbreak
This post has been updated with a statement from Acting Secretary of the Navy James McPherson. The Navy is set…
Sailors Begin Returning to USS Theodore Roosevelt After Quarantine Period on Guam
The crew of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) is beginning to return aboard the aircraft carrier after almost a month of…
USS Kidd Arrives in San Diego to Treat COVID-19 Outbreak; First Cases Emerged More than A Month After Hawaii Port Visit
The second deployed U.S. warship to suffer a COVID-19 outbreak pulled into San Diego on Tuesday to begin the process…
Shipyards Continue to Balance COVID-19 Mitigation With Efficient Operations
It’s still too early to say if the COVID-19-related economic slowdown is significantly disrupting the production of major programs, the…
Navy Looking to Buy Aircraft Engines as Civilian Demand Dwindles
The Navy is moving forward with its plans to take advantage of a commercial aviation slowdown by accelerating new orders,…
USS Kidd Reports 47 Cases of COVID-19 as Destroyer Heads to San Diego
The COVID-19 outbreak on Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG-100) has resulted in 47 sailors testing positive for the…
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: April 27, 2020
This post has been updated to include the Monday departure of USS Nimitz (CVN-68). These are the approximate positions of…
2 USS Kidd Sailors Evacuated as COVID-19 Outbreak Spreads; USS Makin Island Steaming to Assist
The Navy has dispatched an amphibious warship with a specialized medical team to assist with a spreading COVID-19 outbreak on…