How Trump Can Build a 350-Ship Navy April 13, 2017
When President Donald Trump wanted to send a message to North Korea, he did it the old-fashioned way: by sending the USS Carl Vinson—a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier that holds a … More
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Uncharted waters: US Navy still searching for path to a bigger fleet April 4, 2017
By: Christopher P. Cavas WASHINGTON — Just about everybody in and around the U.S. Navy agrees there is a pressing need to build a bigger fleet. Just about nobody agrees … More
Versatile V-22 Osprey Is The Most Successful New Combat System Since 9-11 March 14, 2017
Loren Thompson , CONTRIBUTOR Things have not gone well for the Pentagon’s much-criticized acquisition system since the 9-11 attacks. The military got a lot more money for new weapons than anyone could … More
What’s the purpose of President Trump’s Navy? March 14, 2017
By: Simon Reich and Peter Dombrowski U.S. President Donald Trump visited Newport News, Virginia, at the beginning of March to deliver a speech aboard the soon-to-be commissioned aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford. … More
Special Report : Aircraft carriers, championed by Trump, are vulnerable to attack March 9, 2017
By Scot Paltrow | WASHINGTON Last week, President Donald J. Trump chose the deck of the newest U.S. aircraft carrier, the $13 billion USS Gerald R. Ford, for a speech … More
Here’s how the F-35 stacks up to Russia and China’s 5th-generation aircraft February 27, 2017
The F-35 Lightning II An F-35B begins its short takeoff from the USS America with an external weapons load. Lockheed Martin The US’s F-35 isn’t an airplane — it’s three … More
VCNO: Navy Will Be “Flat Out Of Money” Without Supplemental Funding February 22, 2017
By Capt Joseph R. John, February 14, 2017: Op Ed # 336 The Obama administration sliced the Pentagon budget by 52% over 8 years, putting the security of the … More
A GUIDE TO THE FLEET THE UNITED STATES NEEDS February 11, 2017
BRYAN CLARK AND BRYAN MCGRATH FEBRUARY 10, 2017 Editor’s Note: The 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) required the Department of Defense to conduct three studies of the future fleet … More