'Falling Behind': Navy Criticized for Delays in Shipbuilding, Deployments that May Leave US Behind China The Navy has admitted that all of its key shipbuilding programs -- from the new Columbia-class submarine to the new...
USS Marinette Executive Officer Died of Apparent Suicide While Aboard Ship in Cleveland The Navy said that Cmdr. Jonathan Volkle, the executive officer of the littoral combat ship USS Marinette, was found dead...
Majority of Retired 4-Star Officers Got Jobs in Defense Industry, New Report Says More than 80% of the highest-ranking military officers who left the service over the past five years moved into jobs working...
A Dozen Sailors Checked for Smoke Inhalation After USS Milwaukee Fire at Florida Naval Base The Navy has provided new details about the fire that broke out last week aboard the USS Milwaukee, a littoral combat ship...
Navy Leader Floats Idea of Selling Troubled Littoral Combat Ships to South America The Freedom-class variant was found to have a major flaw with its combining gear, leading to the decision to decommission the...
Navy Wants to Scrap 9 Littoral Combat Ships Along with 15 Others to Pay for New Carriers and Submarines The Navy wants to scrap 24 ships in a move designed to give military planners enough money to modernize the rest of the fleet...
US Navy to Christen Ship Named for Australian Capital The Navy will christen a ship made in Alabama on Saturday, naming it after Australia's capital city.
'Super Corvette:' Former Navy Secretary Reveals He Pushed to Rename Littoral Combat Ship The Navy plans to divest itself of the first four experimental LCSs.
The Navy Is Naming its Next New Frigate USS Congress Another Navy ship will be named in honor of George Washington's six original frigates.
Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships Will Be on the Front Lines in the Pacific, SWO Boss Says Vice Adm. Kitchener said the LCS is a useful tool in the Pacific, where the Navy is focused on littoral operations.
Another Dead End for Airborne Lasers: Air Force Scraps Effort to Mount Directed-Energy Weapon on Fighter Jet The Self-Protect High-Energy Laser Demonstrator, or SHiELD, was envisioned as a laser weapon mounted on fighter jets such as...
'He Was Great Before He Came to Us': Air Force Leaders Speak at Funeral of Florida Airman Killed by Police The military connection and the attendance and participation by Air Force officials made the service for Roger Fortson an...
Iran's President, Foreign Minister and Others Found Dead at Helicopter Crash Site Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and several other officials were found dead, hours after...
Officers with Higher Rank Get Better Care than Those with Lower Ranks at Military Hospitals, Study Finds A look at 1.5 million emergency room visits in the military health system shows that, in addition to racial bias, disparities...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...