NAVSEA on Flight III Arleigh Burkes
The Navy is confident it has enough space, power and cooling onboard the hull of its planned new line of…
Congress Questions Chinese Involvement in Upcoming U.S. Led Exercise
Members of Congress are calling for increased scrutiny on the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy as part of the Fiscal…
U.S. Navy’s Next Bid for Ship to Ship Combat
In light of emerging anti-ship threats the Pentagon is exploring the first new anti-ship missile system since the demise of…
Forbes Wants ‘Intensive Oversight’ On LCS, Hearings Likely
Congress will likely hold hearings on the state of the Littoral Combat Ship program, Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) , the…
Navy Awards $6.1 Billion in Nine Destroyer Deal
The Navy has awarded $6.1 billion in contracts to Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) and General Dynamic Bath Iron Works (BIW)…
Document: Think Tanks Call for Personnel and Base Reforms
The following is a Monday open letter to Pentagon leaders and Congress from a bi-partisan group representing ten D.C. think…
SECDEF Hagel High on LCS Amidst GAO Critique
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel spoke highly of the Littoral Combat Ship program and forward deployment over the weekend…
Midway at 71: ‘I Sank the Yorktown at Midway’
The following ran in Proceedings in May 1968: The tension in I-168’s conning tower had been steadily building up for six and a…
Electric Boat Called in To Fix Flawed Spanish Sub
General Dynamics Electric Boat has been asked by the U.S. Navy to help correct problems with the Spanish Navy’s S-80…
Document: Pentagon’s Air-Sea Battle Concept
From the Pentagon’s May, 12 2013 Air-Sea Battle Concept outline: While ASB is not a strategy, it is an important component…