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May 30, 2019

Navy Chief of Info attempts damage control over USS McCain on Twitter after five years of inactivity

The official Twitter account of the Navy Chief of Information attempted to do damage control over the report that the White House requested the removal of the USS McCain during President Trump's trip to Japan, sending out its first tweet in over five years. 

May 28, 2019

All 3 Navy Zumwalts now 'in the water' – how can a destroyer be stealthy?

Eluding radar, quietly sailing into enemy territory and launching long-range precision attacks from less-detectable positions all begin to paint the picture of how a “stealthy” offensive surface destroyers could transform modern maritime warfare.

May 24, 2019

Navy: Sailor pleads guilty to espionage, intended to defect to Russia

He also admitted to taking photographs of areas containing sensitive information about the Navy’s nuclear propulsion program on the ship. He then sent the photos to his father and girlfriend.

May 23, 2019

Navy plans to shoot nuclear missile from new Columbia-class sub

Almost nobody knows where they are at any given time, yet nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines quietly patrol dark domains of the undersea realm in strategically vital waters around the globe, bringing the prospect of unprecedented destruction upon potential enemies -- all as a way to keep peace.

May 23, 2019

Navy F-35C may carry more weapons now that it's 'ready for war'

As the F-35C becomes officially deemed “operational” and “ready for war," the Navy is adding weapons, sensors and software to the aircraft to expand its attack envelope --- and may even increase the F-35s ability to carry up to 6 air-to-air weapons in its internal weapons bay.

May 16, 2019

Stealthy USS Zumwalt Destroyer to fire new missiles, laser weapons

The U.S. Navy’s stealthy new first-of-its-kind destroyer will incinerate targets with lasers, fire advanced weapons to destroy moving targets at sea and use upgraded interceptor missiles to track and knock-out approaching enemy fire -- all as part of a broader strategic shift to prepare the high-tech ship for massive, “blue-water” maritime warfare on the open seas.

May 13, 2019

Navy works on 'breakthrough' new attack submarine for 2030s

The Navy has begun work on a new generation of attack submarines with never-before-seen weapons, quieting technology, undersea attack drones, sonar and communications networking… to emerge at some point over the next 10 years or more.

May 7, 2019

Navy introduces new color-coded prisoner uniforms for brig inmates

The Navy has introduced new prisoner uniforms for all pretrial and post-trial inmates in shore military correctional facilities (MCFs).

May 7, 2019

Coast Guard arms entire cutter fleet with ship-launched drones

The Coast Guard’s vigorous push to equip its entire Cutter fleet with deck-mounted surveillance drones offers an interesting window into the service's expanding mission scope - to include an increased focus upon great power threats and potential military attacks such as small boat raids, submarine missions, enemy surveillance drones and even incoming fire.

May 7, 2019

Satellite images show China is building its third and largest aircraft carrier: reports

Images released by a Washington-based think-tank show construction on China’s third and largest aircraft carrier, activity analysts believe might challenge U.S. strategic superiority in East Asia.