Document: Government Accountability Office Report on the Ford Class Carrier
From the Sept. 5, 2013 GAO report: What GAO Found: The Navy faces technical, design, and construction challenges to completing…
Pentagon Altered UCLASS Requirements for Counterterrorism Mission
Pentagon leaders altered the Navy’s vision of creating an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of striking defended targets thousands of…
Carrier Theodore Roosevelt Rejoins the Fleet
The Nimitz-class carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) has completed a complex upgrade and refueling that will extend the life of…
Document: CNO’s Navigation Plan 2014 to 2018
From the document issued on Aug. 16, 2013: A Navigation Plan draws from Sailing Directions to describe in greater detail…
The Carrier Debate: From 1922 to Now
Even years before its launch, the U.S. Navy’s new class of ships — the aircraft carrier — was dismissed by…
Document: Navy Ship Naming Conventions
From June, 12 2013 Congressional Research Service report: Navy Ship Names For ship types now being procured for the Navy, or…
Seapower Mark on FY 14 Defense Bill
House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces issued their mark on the Pentagon’s Fiscal Year 2014 budget request,…
Navy 30 Year Ship Plan Commits to BMD, LCS
The U.S. Navy has placed an emphasis on ballistic missile defense and a commitment to a next-generation Littoral Combat Ship…
Carrier Critics
Why does the United States maintain a fleet of aircraft carriers? The answer to that question could appear self-evident. Or,…
Opinion: History’s Costliest Fleet Auxiliary
When in doubt about grave questions, reach for the classics. What would the likes of Alfred Thayer Mahan or Julian…