Navy

The Senate appropriations committee draft fiscal year 2022 defense bill would fund the Navy’s request of $1.088 billion to build the third Constellation-class frigate, but is wary of plans to […]

While visiting India last week, the U.S. Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) said the U.S. must work with allies and partners to counter China’s growing military capabilities because it cannot […]

The head of Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Sikorsky sees the Pentagon focus on the Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) region in the specifications for new helicopters it is producing and competing on. “For […]

Maritime forces from the U.S., Australia, India and Japan started Phase II of the MALABAR 2021 maritime exercise in the Bay of Bengal on Oct. 11, the U.S. Navy said […]

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro released his strategic guidance on Oct. 8 focusing on deterrence and advances against China. The strategic guidance aims to inform all activities within […]

The State Department approved a potential $985 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) for 12 Sikorsky Seahawk MH-60R Multi-Mission helicopters this week. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of […]

The Navy on Thursday said one of its attack submarines recently struck an undisclosed object while submerged in international waters in the Indo-Pacific region. The Seawolf-class nuclear-powered attack submarine USS […]

The Secretary of the Navy outlined his soon-to-be released strategic guidance for the Navy Department and its relation to China above other competitors during a speech on Tuesday evening. “Our […]

The Navy awarded Austal USA a $145 million modification on Sept. 30 for the detail design and construction of two Navajo-class towing, salvage and rescue ships, T-ATS-11 and 12. The […]

The Navy recently conducted test flights of the BQM-177A subsonic aerial target off the coast of Japan ahead of Full Operational Capability (FOC) slated for this year, the service said […]