Merchant Marine Academy Closed Due to Government Shutdown
The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) website has a simple message: “Due to a lapse in funding, the U.S. Merchant …
Naval Forces
Destroyer Zumwalt’s Christening Delayed
The world’s most advanced surface combatant will stay high and dry for the time being, thanks to the government shutdown.…
HMS Duncan Is the Sixth, and Last, Type 45 Destroyer
The Royal Navy welcomed its newest, and last, Type 45 guided-missile destroyer on Sept. 26, 2013. HMS Duncan (D37) was …
Autonomous Aerial Refueling (AAR) Demo Aims To Hit the Basket
Later this fall, the U.S. Navy and its industry partner, Northrop Grumman, hope to demonstrate that an unmanned aircraft borrowing …
Navy’s VFA-101 Stands Up at Eglin
The Navy officially reconstituted the famed VFA-101 “Grim Reapers” squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., on Tuesday, Oct. 2, …
LRASM: Long Range Maritime Strike for Air-Sea Battle
The U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy have, for a number of years now, been developing the “Air-Sea Battle” (ASB) …
Intuitive Robotics Operator Control (IROC) Challenge 2013 [Update: Cancelled]
Finally, an unmanned ground vehicle demonstration that’s not being called a rodeo. Instead, the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) is …
Crew Interviews From F-35B Ship Trials
Lockheed Martin recently released this video of interviews conducted with pilots, maintainers, and flight deck personnel associated with the program, …
From Sea Base to Shore
Some 70 percent of the Earth’s surface is water, the majority of major population centers are on or near coasts …
Boeing’s Advanced Super Hornet | Photos
The Boeing Company recently released these photos of its Advanced Super Hornet testbed, along with video and other materials, and …