U.S., Partners Experiment with New Weapon Systems During RIMPAC 2024 SINKEX
The U.S. military is experimenting with potential future weapon systems at the ongoing Rim of the Pacific 2024 exercise in…
Royal Australian Navy Destroyer Fires Naval Strike Missile on Former U.S. Amphib During RIMPAC 2024
This story has been updated to clarify that HMAS Sydney (DDG-42) demonstrated a Naval Strike Missile firing during the SINKEX.…
Attack Sub Boise Overhaul At Risk Under One-Year Continuing Resolution
The long-awaited overhaul of the idle attack submarine USS Boise (SSN-764) is in jeopardy if Congress does not pass a…
Marines to Test Logistics Drone Inspired by Drug Running Narco Subs
SAN DIEGO – The Marine Corps will soon test a prototype logistics supply drone inspired by drug smuggling narco subs,…
Top Stories 2023: International Acquisition
This post is part of a series looking back at the top naval stories from 2023. …
Marines Considering Autonomous Systems for Almost Everything, General Says
Marines are looking to push as many tasks as possible to autonomous systems as the service aims to operate across wide…
Littoral Combat Ship USS Charleston Completes 26-Month Deployment to Western Pacific
As maiden deployments go, the one USS Charleston (LCS-18) just wrapped is one for the record books.…
FY 2024 Budget: Pentagon Asks for $30.6B to Beef Up Munitions Stockpile Citing Lessons from Ukraine War
THE PENTAGON – The rapid drawdown of the U.S. munitions stockpile to feed the demand of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict prompted the…
Romania Buys Naval Strike Missile Coastal Batteries in $217M Deal
Raytheon was awarded a $208 million contract to arm Black Sea state and NATO member Romania with mobile coastal anti-ship…
SWO Boss Wants 6 Littoral Combat Ships in Western Pacific
In the next couple of years the Navy hopes to have six Independence-class Littoral Combat Ships operating in the Western…