CNO Gilday: Pentagon Weighing Reducing Middle East Aircraft Carrier Presence After Afghan Withdrawal
The Pentagon is rethinking what naval presence in the Middle East will look like after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan…
Panel: China Copied Silicon Valley’s Model to Outpace the Pentagon in Weapon Development
The Pentagon’s complicated and time-consuming acquisition process impedes the United States’ ability to innovate and keep up with China’s technology…
Navy Surpasses 80% Aircraft Readiness Goal, Reaches Stretch Goal of 341 Up Fighters
The Navy has exceeded the Defense Department’s requirement of having 80 percent of operational Super Hornets and Growlers mission capable…
Navy Reducing East Coast Flight Hours to Cover Costs of Overflying P-8s
Parts of the Atlantic fleet will reduce their flying hours for the remainder of the fiscal year to address a…
Naval Aviation Facing Unexpected Budget Shortfall; Options to Slow Spending Being Considered
The naval aviation community is facing a budget shortfall of at least $100 million for the current fiscal year and…
Shanahan Tells US Naval Academy’s Class of 2019 to Challenge the Status Quo
Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan told the U.S. Naval Academy graduating class of 2019 to challenge the status quo,…
Next Chief of Naval Operations Will Lead a Navy Facing Readiness, Personnel, Technology Challenges
When Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson took charge of the Navy in 2015, the service was still largely…
New Defense Strategy, Commitment to Readiness Drove Major Shifts in Navy Budget
THE PENTAGON – The Navy’s Fiscal Year 2020 budget request includes tectonic shifts in how the Navy does business –…
Jim Mattis’ Farewell Message to the Pentagon
The following is Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis’ Dec. 31, 2018 farewell message to the Department of Defense.…
Trump: Mattis Will Step Down on Jan. 1; Shanahan to Serve as Acting SECDEF
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis will hand over leadership of the Pentagon two months earlier than originally announced, President Donald Trump…