Sub USS Idaho Joins a Slow-Growing Naval Fleet Q-Ships, the Weirdest Warships Ever, Are Back The Navy is Fixing its Ship-Naming Mess In a Show of Force, Russian Navy Visits Cuba Navy Fighter Seen Packing Huge, Ship-Fired Missile
A fleet of ships that could be switched between combat roles based on demand promised to make for a more dynamic Navy. If the changing geopolitical climate meant they needed more electronic reconnaissance vessels and fewer minesweepers, the Navy wouldn’t have to wait the better part of a deca...
USS George Washington (CVN-73) has finally reached the Naval Station Norfolk, Va. after it cleared the Navy’s acceptance trails following the mid-life overhaul.
During the 4,000-mile transit to Alexandria, U.S. and Egyptian crewmembers worked side-by-side safely navigating the three ships on a voyage that included port visits to Jebel Ali in the United Arab Emirates; Duqm, Oman; Djibouti; and Berenice, Egypt. The Egyptian Navy currently commands C...
To deliver integrated ship, boat, and craft products and services to US and international maritime forces around the world.Jon D. ThomasMulti-Agency Craft Conference: Multi-Agency Craft Conference (MACC 2016), 8-9 June 2016, Baltimore, Maryland, USA...
The first two boats – USSOhio(SSGN-726) and USSFlorida(SSGN-728) – are scheduled to join 17 other ships planned for retirement in 2026. With the Navy retiring the remaining ships, USSMichigan(SSGN-727) and USSGeorgia(SSGN-729), in 2028. ...
She arrived at Pearl Harbor on 7 September, to spend a month working up with the ships she would deploy with to the West Pac. Of her 225 officers and men, only about 10, primarily chiefs, were regular Navy. On the night of 9 October, while acting as a plane guard for theCasablanca...
An F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft with Marine VMM-265 prepares to land on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship America. The Navy has used its amphibious assault ships to test the notion of smaller carriers. (Lance Cpl. Kolby Leger/U.S. Marine Corps)...
The U.S. Navy is working to mainstream its information warfare systems through crew integration and improved training capabilities. ByMegan Eckstein “We have to be able to link the ships that are training off the East Coast with an exercise that’s going on in the South China Sea with some...
The size of the fleet has been a major point of contention between the Navy and lawmakers in recent years. The Navy has for years conducted studies showing the need for more than 300 ships, then for 355 ships, and now for 373. The actual size of the fleet, on the other ...