By: Christopher P. Cavas Congress’ inability to pass a budget is hurting the fleet, leaders say WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet strike fighters are the tip of … More »
By Courtney Mabeus The Virginian-Pilot NEWPORT NEWS The final watch was already secured when the young sailor approached the older one in the frigid hangar bay of the now ex-USS … More »
By SYDNEY J. FREEDBERG JR. WASHINGTON: Of the three variants of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, only thecarrier-launched F-35C is at risk of being replaced by Boeing’s F-18 Super Hornet, … More »
Building of the Shandong by mainland China likely to further unnerve Taiwan and other neighbours about its growing military assertiveness Mainland China’s first domestically made aircraft carrier, the Shandong, pictured … More »
By: Leo Shane II President Donald Trump has tapped businessman Philip Bilden to take over as secretary of the Navy, touting his military intelligence experience and cybersecurity expertise as perfect … More »
[By Lt. Travis Nicks] The way we buy stuff is broken. The Department of the Navy acquisition system buys things we don’t need at prices we can’t pay for products that … More »
The right people at the right time save a crew’s life. Jan16, 2017 – On Friday a pair of EA-18G Growlers belonging to VAQ-132 “Scorpions” flew down to Portland International … More »
I speak only for myself, but I suspect that I’m not the only one disappointed to hear that Congressman Randy Forbes will apparently not be the next Navy secretary. Forbes … More »