New SWOBOSS Wants More Directed Energy Weapons on Warships as Low-Cost Threats Expand
ARLINGTON, Va. – The new head of Naval Surfaces Force wants to accelerate the installation of directed energy weapons on…
Navy Relieves Commander of Destroyer USS Preble
The Navy relieved the commanding officer of USS Preble (DDG-88), the sea service announced in a press release Tuesday evening.…
Navy Installing More Directed Energy Weapons on DDGs, Conducting Land-Based Laser Testing This Year
RIVERDALE, Md. – The Navy continues to learn more about a pair of directed energy weapons, as the service installs…
Destroyers Continue to Prowl 4th Fleet As Coast Guard, Navy Rack Up $1B in Drug Seizures
The Navy has had more warships operating in the Caribbean and the Eastern Pacific in the last three months than…
Navy Busy in INDO-PACOM with Multinational Exercises, Freedom of Navigation Operations
Several multinational exercises focused on interoperability have taken place in the Indo-Pacific region recently, including two involving French Navy aircraft…
U.S. Destroyers Active in 2 Separate South China Sea Operations
During the past week, three U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers were active in the South China Sea in two separate operations…
Two U.S. Guided-Missile Destroyers Conduct FONOP Past Mischief Reef in South China Sea
This post has been updated to include a statement from US 7th fleet THE PENTAGON – Two U.S. guided-missile destroyers…
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: May 7, 2018
The USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker is sponsored by CNA. These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier…
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: April 30, 2018
The USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker is sponsored by CNA. These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier…
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: April 23, 2018
A previous version of the map had the incorrect hull number for aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77). The…