Australia Signs Nuclear Propulsion Sharing Agreement with U.K., U.S.

November 22, 2021 4:08 PM

(l-r) Minister for Defence the Hon Peter Dutton MP, United States Chargé dAffaires Michael Goldman and British High Commissioner Victoria Treadell CMG, MVO, prior to the signing of the Exchange of Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information Agreement at Parliament House in Canberra. Australian MoD Image

KUALA LUMPUR – Australia signed the agreement to share nuclear propulsion information with the United States and the United Kingdom on Monday, marking the initial steps towards the construction of a nuclear-powered submarine fleet with the assistance of the U.K. and U.S. Read More →

Hypersonic Weapons on Track to Deploy on Attack Submarines in 2028

By: Mallory Shelbourne

November 18, 2021 12:35 PM

Rendering of Block V Virginia-class submarine with Virginia Payload Module. General Dynamics Electric Boat Image

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy is still on track to deploy hypersonic weapons on its attack submarines in 2028, a service official said Thursday. Read More →

Chief of Naval Personnel to Determine Status for Partially Vaccinated Sailors

By: Heather Mongilio

November 17, 2021 7:14 PM

Steady sticklers with Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Bremerton began a Shot Exercise to administer the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to all unvaccinated active duty personnel assigned to commands in the nation’s third largest fleet concentration area of Puget Sound, Aug. 31, 2021. US Navy Photo

Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Adm. John Nowell will decide the career outcomes of active-duty sailors who have started the vaccination process but will not meet the impending deadline to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Read More →

COMSUBFOR: Sub Force Will Hold a Navigational ‘Stand Down’ Following Initial Results of USS Connecticut Collision Investigation

By: Mallory Shelbourne

November 17, 2021 7:07 PM

USS Connecticut (SSN-22) departs Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for sea trials following a maintenance availability on Dec. 14, 2016. US Navy Photo

The Navy on Wednesday called for a navigational stand down following a nuclear attack submarine’s collision in the South China Sea last month. Read More →

U.S. and Japanese Ships Hold Anti-Submarine Warfare Drills in the South China Sea

By: Dzirhan Mahadzir

November 16, 2021 4:04 PM

USS Milius (DDG-69) and an unidentifed Japan Maritime Self Defense Force submarine on Nov. 16, 2021. JMSDF Photo

KUALA LUMPUR – Japanese and U.S. fleets met this week for a first-ever anti-submarine warfare exercise in the South China Sea, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force said today. Read More →

Navy Releases New Guidance on Separating Sailors for Vaccine Refusal

By: Heather Mongilio

November 15, 2021 7:17 PM

Hospital Corpsman Julio Trujillo, from Orlando, Fla., administers a flu vaccine aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG-67) transits the Philippine Sea on Oct. 25, 2021. US Navy Photo

Sailors who are not granted an exemption for the COVID-19 vaccine will have five days to initiate the vaccination process before facing separation, according to new Navy guidance. Read More →

Pentagon Says Iranian Helicopter Made ‘Unprofessional’ Pass Within 25 yards of USS Essex

By: Heather Mongilio

November 15, 2021 4:59 PM

ARABIAN GULF The amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD-2) transits the Arabian Gulf during flight operations on Nov. 13. US Navy Photo

An Iranian Navy helicopter came within 25 feet of the USS Essex (LHD-2) while the ship was in the Gulf of Oman, the Pentagon confirmed Monday. Read More →

Iran Releases Tanker Sothys After Offloading Oil, Questions Remain Over Seizure

By: Sam LaGrone

November 10, 2021 7:45 PM

Image from Iranian television of the tanker Sothys and a U.S. destroyer on Oct. 24, 2021.

A tanker once full of crude oil is back at sea more than two weeks after the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy took control of the merchant ship in the Gulf of Oman, Iranian officials said on Wednesday. Read More →

U.S. Military Has Historically Struggled with Vaccine Hesitancy

By: Heather Mongilio

November 9, 2021 2:50 PM

Flu shots are placed at the ready during a large-scale vaccination effort by the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 108th Medical Group at the 108th Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., on Nov. 6, 2021. US Air National Guard Photo

The military gave its service members an ultimatum. Get vaccinated or face separation. Read More →

China Builds Missile Targets Shaped Like U.S. Aircraft Carrier, Destroyers in Remote Desert

By: H I Sutton and Sam LaGrone

November 7, 2021 11:12 AM

An Oct. 20, 2021 satellite image of a target in the shape of a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Taklamakan Desert in Central China. H I Sutton Illustration for USNI News Satellite image ©2021 Maxar Technologies Used with Permission

The Chinese military has built targets in the shape of an American aircraft carrier and other U.S. warships in the Taklamakan desert as part of a new target range complex, according to photos provided to USNI News by satellite imagery company Maxar. Read More →

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Australia Signs Nuclear Propulsion Sharing Agreement with U.K., U.S.

Hypersonic Weapons on Track to Deploy on Attack Submarines in 2028

Chief of Naval Personnel to Determine Status for Partially Vaccinated Sailors

COMSUBFOR: Sub Force Will Hold a Navigational ‘Stand Down’ Following Initial Results of USS Connecticut Collision Investigation

U.S. and Japanese Ships Hold Anti-Submarine Warfare Drills in the South China Sea

Navy Releases New Guidance on Separating Sailors for Vaccine Refusal

Pentagon Says Iranian Helicopter Made ‘Unprofessional’ Pass Within 25 yards of USS Essex

Iran Releases Tanker Sothys After Offloading Oil, Questions Remain Over Seizure

U.S. Military Has Historically Struggled with Vaccine Hesitancy

China Builds Missile Targets Shaped Like U.S. Aircraft Carrier, Destroyers in Remote Desert

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