Draft GAO Littoral Combat Ship Report and U.S. Navy’s Response
The following is a draft copy of the Government Accountability Office July 2013 report on the Littoral Combat Ship program…
Document: Executive Summary of the LCS ‘Perez Report’
From the Navy’s introduction: In January 2012, the Vice Chief of Naval Operations [Adm. Mark Ferguson] directed that there be…
Navy Takes Delivery of Next Generation Fire Scout
The Navy has taken delivery of the first of a planned two Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scouts test vehicles at…
Navy’s Next Generation Communications Satellite Launches Amidst Murky Future
The Navy has successfully launched its second satellite as part of its Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), designed to provide…
Opinion: Navy Needs to Act on Sexual Assault Problem
Sexual assault and sexual harassment are significantly degrading our Navy’s operational readiness. More than 10,000 men and women reported they…
Document: Greenert’s New Guidance for Sexual Assault Prevention
The following is a July 18, 2013 message from the U.S. Navy to the Fleet outlining new rules and procedures…
Updated: Navy’s New Sexual Assault Plan Adds Counselors, Restricts Booze
The Navy has issued its new plan to combat sexual assaults in the service that include limiting alcohol sales on…
Truman Carrier Strike Group Will Deploy Monday to Med, Middle East
The Navy plans to deploy USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) on Monday from Naval Station Norfolk, Va. to the Middle…
NAVSEA Awards Three Contracts for Oiler Development
Naval Sea Systems Command has issued three contracts to shipyards for work toward the Navy’s next-generation fleet oiler (T-AO(X)). General…
Underwater Art Galleries Keep Memory of Ships Alive
Austrian artist Andreas Franke has turned an artificial reef made from the hull of a World War II Coast Guard…