Resourcing the AirSea Battle Concept
China’s rapidly improving military capability and its increasingly aggressive effort to keep U.S. military forces out of striking range are …
Naval Forces
New Program Executive Office Littoral Combat Ship Due to Stand Up in July
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition Sean Stackley realigned the structure of surface ship programs to …
Navy Awards Mobile Landing Platform Construction Contract
General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) has been awarded a $744,129,956 contract from the Navy for the detail …
Energy Investments
Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. Nevin P. Carr, Jr., recently appeared before the Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee of …
The Tipping Point and the Future U.S. Navy Fleet
The first 10 years of the 21st century have seen profound change for the U.S. Navy, the United States, and …
Directed-energy Weapons in the U.S. Navy: The Future
Capt. Edward H. Lundquist, U.S. Navy (Ret.): You have referred to futuristic directed-energy weapons as having “bottomless magazines.” What does …
Transforming War at Sea Through Disruptive Technologies
Investments in science and technology today are shaping the battlefield of tomorrow. The Navy is conducting exciting research into futuristic …
Smart Riders
The year 2008 was the deadliest on record for U.S. Navy and Marine Corps personnel who ride motorcycles.
“There was …
Pirates Are Becoming More Violent
The scourge of the Somali pirates continues, despite a continued presence of naval forces patrolling the region.
According to the …
Test Plan
Sixty-six years have passed since the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) was launched on March 12, 1945 with the …