United States Central Command announced on Thursday that the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason had been subject to an attempted Houthi missile and drone attack, after coming to the… Continue reading "USS Mason Attacked With Houthi Missiles, Drone While Aiding Merchant Ship"
Houthi militants in Yemen fired two ballistic missiles on 27 November at a U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer that intervened in an attempted hijacking of a chemical tanker in the… Continue reading "Houthis Fire Ballistic Missiles At US Destroyer After Failed Merchant Ship Hijacking"
The United States Senate voted to confirm Admiral Lisa Franchetti as the Chief of Naval Operations on Thursday, making her the first woman to become the U.S. Navy’s top officer,… Continue reading "Admiral Lisa Franchetti Confirmed As US Chief Of Naval Operations"
Pentagon Press Secretary Brigadier General Pat Ryder said at a Thursday press conference that the U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer USS Carney shot down three cruise missiles and “several” drones… Continue reading "USS Carney Shoots Down Houthi Missiles, Drones In Red Sea"
Sikorsky announced on 24 August, that the United States Navy had awarded it a contract worth $2.7 billion to build and deliver 35 CH-53K King Stallions, the largest order signed… Continue reading "U.S. Navy Signs $2.7 Billion Contract For 35 CH-53K King Stallions"
The United States Navy will be commissioning a vessel, the USS Canberra, in an allied country for the first time in history. The ship is an Independence-variant littoral combat ship,… Continue reading "U.S. Navy Ship ‘USS Canberra’ To Be Commissioned For First Time In Allied Foreign Country"
The head of Australia’s AUKUS task force said on Tuesday that the design of the future nuclear-powered attack submarine to be built in Australia is “about 70 percent mature”, following… Continue reading "Australian AUKUS Task Force Head: New Submarine Design About 70% Mature"
According to four US officials speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity, the US is expected to forward deploy a number of submarines to Western Australia as a stopgap measure… Continue reading "Australia To Purchase Virginia-Class Nuclear Submarines from US"
General Atomics announced that it is making good progress on DARPA’s LongShot program which seeks to extend the range of air-to-air capabilities. Rather than design longer-range missiles the LongShot program… Continue reading "General Atomics is now the sole competitor in DARPA’s LongShot Program"
On 15 February, the U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a modification contract for integrating the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic weapon system on the Zumwalt class. According to the press… Continue reading "Zumwalt-class Destroyers Move One Step Closer to Fielding Hypersonic Weapon Systems"