Document: Littoral Combat Ship Report to Congress
The following is the Aug. 4, 2014 Congressional Research Service (CRS) report, Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background and…
Navy Swaps Out Anti-Swarm Boat Guns on DDG-1000s
The Navy has replaced two 57mm guns planned on the Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyer designed to fight off swarm boat…
Navy and NASA Team Up For More Orion Capsule Recovery Tests
The U.S. Navy and NASA are currently conducting a second round of at sea testing on board USS Anchorage (LPD-23)…
Fourth Joint High Speed Vessel Completes Acceptance Trials
The fourth Austal USA Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) completed its Military Sealift Command (MSC) acceptance trials in the Gulf…
Navy Won’t Discuss LCS Follow-on Taskforce Results Until Next Budget
The results of the Navy taskforce for a follow-up hull to the Littoral Combat Ship are in, but the service…
UCLASS Requirements Shifted To Preserve Navy’s Next Generation Fighter
The striking power and stealth of the U.S. Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) concept was reduced…
Document: Government Accountability Office Report on LCS Weight Management
The following is a July 30, 2014 report from the Government Accountability Office, Littoral Combat Ship: Additional Testing and Improved Weight…
Document: Report to Congress On the Ohio Replacement Program
The following is the July 18, 2014 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Ohio Replacement (SSBN[X]) Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background…
Chinese and Russian Radars On Track To See Through U.S. Stealth
A growing trend in Russian and Chinese radar could make U.S. stealth fighters easier to see and — more importantly…
Cost Continues To Drive Quest For Next Amphib
The Navy is intent on squeezing every dollar it can out of its next generation amphibious warship program ahead of…