Lockheed: New Carrier Hook for F-35
Lockheed Martin is set to deliver a production version of the tailhook for the carrier-based F-35C Joint Strike Fighter after…
Senate and House Committees Reach Defense Bill Compromise
The House and Senate armed services committees have agreed to a last minute compromise defense bill that would authorize funds…
Navy Shifts Plans to Acquire a Tougher UCLASS
The U.S. Navy appears to have shifted its position on the requirements for its next generation carrier-based unmanned aerial vehicle…
Navy Restarts X-47B Carrier Testing
The U.S. Navy has a begun a second set of sea-trials for its Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System-Demonstrator…
Ford to be Christened on Nov. 9
The Navy’s next generation carrier will be christened in a ceremony on Nov. 9, 2013 at Newport News Shipbuilding in…
Nimitz Leaves Red Sea
The American aircraft carrier that has been on standby in case of a flare up in Syria has left the…
Navy Identifies Lost Sailors from Sunday’s Knighthawk Crash
The Navy identified the two sailors who were lost at sea and presumed dead following the crash of a MH-60S…
Search Suspended for Two Missing Crew from Red Sea Knighthawk Crash
The Navy has suspended the search for two crewmembers lost following the crash of a MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter on Sunday…
CNO Meets with Commander of Chinese Navy
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert hosted the head of the Chinese Navy during a visit to the U.S.…
Fleet Forces Recommends Stationing 14 Littoral Combat Ships in Florida
U.S. Navy Fleet Forces is recommending 14 Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) be based at Naval Station Mayport, Fla., according to…