Navy/USMC

A third of the airstrikes pummeling the Islamic State originate from the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) aircraft carrier slated to leave the Persian Gulf this fall. Reports indicate that it […]

The Marine Corps unit that will first fly the service’s version of the F-35 as an operational aircraft in late June launched live ordnance from the aircraft. From June 22-26, […]

The Navy’s sixth Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is one step closer to delivery after wrapping up acceptance trials on June 26. The service tested the performance of the USS Jackson […]

Lt. Gen. Robert Neller, the current head of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command (COMMARFORCOM), has been tapped to become the Marine Corps’ top general. If confirmed by the Senate, Neller […]

The Marine Corps will soon conduct an operational readiness inspection (ORI) of its first squadron of F-35Bs, the final step before declaring that the jets are finally combat ready. Marine […]

The Navy is gearing up for the August launch of the fourth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite manufactured by Lockheed Martin [LMT], an event that will expand the constellation’s […]

Navy Strategic System Programs and the Air Force ICBM community should determine exactly what aspects of commonality the services will integrate between the Trident 2 life extension and Ground-Based Strategic […]

The USS Fort Worth (LCS-3) is in the midst of its first deployment to Singapore, but so far the ship has needed only a fraction of the maintenance required by […]

Over the past few weeks, the Navy has tested its new aircraft launching system by using it to propel huge, weighted sleds off the deck of its newest carrier, the […]

ABOARD THE USS GERALD R. FORD—The Navy delayed demonstrations of its electromagnetic aircraft launching system (EMALS) this morning because components were not properly communicating with each other. The problem is likely […]