Report to Congress on Columbia-class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program
The following is the Oct. 14, 2021 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Columbia (SSBN-826) Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background…
Report to Congress on Columbia-class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program
The following is the Sept. 14, 2021 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Columbia (SSBN-826) Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background…
NTSB 2020 Digest of Maritime Accident Investigations
The following is the National Transportation Safety Board recently released Safer Seas Digest 2020 that summarizes major maritime accidents and…
Carrier USS Gerald Ford Leaves Norfolk for Last Repairs Before Maiden Deployment
After three bulkhead-rattling explosions off the coast of Florida, carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) and its crew began the…
Report to Congress on Navy SSN(X) Next-Generation Attack Submarine
The following is the Aug 10, 2021 Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Navy Next-Generation Attack Submarine (SSN[X]) Program: Background…
USS Gerald R. Ford Wraps Up Shock Trials Ahead of Maintenance Period, Deployment
The Navy’s newest aircraft carrier finished shock trial testing on Sunday after the service detonated the third and last explosive…
HASC Seapower Mark Adds Second Destroyer, Paves Way For Cruiser Decommissionings
The House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee’s mark of the annual defense policy bill authorizes a second destroyer…
Huntington Ingalls to Buy Alion Science and Technology in $1.65B Deal
Shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries is set to buy defense services company Alion Science and Technology for $1.65 billion, HII officials…
Report to Congress on Columbia-class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program
The following is the June 24, 2021 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Columbia (SSBN-826) Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background…
VIDEO: Explosive USS Gerald R. Ford Shock Trial Registered as 3.9 Magnitude Earthquake
This post has been updated with additional footage from the shock trial. The Navy blasted its newest carrier with thousands…