Chilean Navy Set to Upgrade Frigates with U.S. Missiles
The Chilean Navy is planning on upgrading its three U.K.-built Type-23 frigates with U.S. anti-air missile systems, according to a notice…
VIDEO: MDA, Navy Conduct Flight Test On Upgraded SM-3 Block IB
The Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Navy tested an upgraded Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IB missile aboard USS Hopper (DDG-70)…
Opinion: Tomahawk Missile for Japan
Japan increasingly finds itself amid an unsettling security environment. The growing capabilities of the Chinese and Russian militaries coincide with…
Document: Fiscal Year 2015 List of Top 100 U.S. Contractors
The following is Federal Procurement Data System report on the top 100 U.S. contractors in FY 2015 ranked by contract…
USS Coronado To Deploy With Upgraded Fire Scout UAV Control System
The Littoral Combat Ship USS Coronado (LCS-4) is now outfitted with the MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle and with…
Navy Successfully Completes First Live Fire Test Of SeaRAM From Destroyer
The Navy successfully launched the Raytheon SeaRAM Anti-Ship Missile Defense System from an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer for the…
Navy Sinks Former Frigate USS Reuben James in Test of New Supersonic Anti-Surface Missile
CORRECTION: Due to an editing error a previous version of this post had the incorrect hull number for the Arleigh…
Navy: 2017 Budget Request Supports Priorities Despite DoD-Imposed Changes
The Navy fared well during late-in-the-game Fiscal Year 2017 budget negotiations with the Defense Department, despite a widespread initial concern…
WEST: U.S. Navy Anti-Ship Tomahawk Set for Surface Ships, Subs Starting in 2021
SAN DIEGO – Any U.S. Navy ship or submarine capable of firing a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) could be…
FY 2017 Budget: Tight Navy Budget in Line With Pentagon Drive for High End Warfighting Power But Brings Increased Risk
This is the final version of this post. PENTAGON — The Department of the Navy’s Fiscal Year 2017 lower-than-expected budget…