Huntington Ingalls bullish on unmanned growth
WASHINGTON ― America’s largest military shipbuilder, Huntington Ingalls Industries, is known for aircraft carriers and…
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German defense ministry dismisses French offer of pre-loved submarine hunters
COLOGNE, Germany – German defense officials have dismissed a French offer of four Atlantique 2 maritime patrol aircraft, arguing…
Major players bid for chance to build Marine Corps’ next advanced recon vehicle
WASHINGTON — Several major industry players have bid for a chance to build the Marine Corps’ next reconnaissance vehicle as the…
Marines strap missile to truck and strike target at sea
Two Marine majors and industry technicians stripped down a tactical vehicle, strapped an anti-ship missile onboard and hit a…
China says US increasing military activity directed at it
BEIJING — Activity by U.S. military ships and surveillance planes directed toward China has increased significantly under…
The Navy’s saddest fast-attack sub will finally get the tender loving maintenance it needs
Back in October 2015, Adele soared to the top of the pop charts with the song “Hello,” and then-Vice President Joe Biden…
Despite littoral combat ship’s myriad issues, the CNO is ‘bullish’ on their future
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday and acting Navy Secretary Thomas Harker praised the perennially problematic littoral…
Congressional watchdog concerned over using US Navy interceptor for homeland missile defense
WASHINGTON — The Government Accountability Office is skeptical the U.S. Navy’s SM-3 Block IIA interceptor would work as part of…
Navy SEALs to shift from counterterrorism to global threats
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ten years after they found and killed Osama bin Laden, U.S. Navy SEALs are undergoing a major transition to…
Navy shipbuilding plan would require ‘unprecedented’ funding levels, watchdog agency says
The latest plan charting the Navy’s future shipbuilding would require “unprecedented” amounts of investment at a scale not seen…