Service Secretaries Say New Weapon Systems Must be More Interoperable Among Branches
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Remaining ahead of adversary capabilities means investing now in multi-domain and interoperable weapons systems, says the military…
Paying the Price: The Hidden Cost of the ‘Fat Leonard’ Investigation
This post has been updated to note that USNI News reached out to the Department of Justice for comment prior…
SECNAV: Adversaries Remain but Expect Defense Budget Increases to Disappear
ARLINGTON, Va. – With increasing threats abroad and anticipated tighter defense budgets ahead, Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer will…
SECNAV Spencer Wants Navy to Manage Risk, Not Avoid it
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Navy secretary wants to empower the workforce to fix problems and stretch their dollars further, even if…
Navy May Deploy Surface Ships to Arctic This Summer as Shipping Lanes Open Up
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Navy may follow up October’s carrier strike group operations in the Arctic with another foray into…
SECNAV to Trump: Ford Carrier Weapons Elevators Will be Fixed by Summer, or ‘Fire Me’
This post has been updated to include additional statements from the Navy and from Sen. Jim Inhofe. WASHINGTON, D.C. –…
GAO: Navy Surface, Sub Repair Backlog Grew in 2018; 3 Attack Boats Now Not Certified to Dive
CAPITOL HILL – Maintenance backlogs continue to plague the Navy’s surface ship and attack submarine readiness, with the service losing…
Coast Guard Commandant Hopeful FY 2019 DHS Budget Will Be Approved With Icebreaker Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz is guardedly optimistic his service will get funding for a new…
SECNAV Spencer: FY 2020 Budget Outlook Could Hurt Fleet Readiness
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer is preparing for what could be a tight Pentagon budget…
Destroyer Thomas Hudner Set to Commission on Saturday in Boston
The Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, Thomas Hudner (DDG-116) is scheduled to be commissioned Saturday morning in a ceremony…