By David Larter, Staff writer The Harry S. Truman carrier strike group is heading to the battlefield in the most challenging security environment the world has seen in decades, the … More »
Navy sent P-8A Poseidon to East Asia early, and to Whidbey Island, Washington, soon Flights are secret, but Navy publicizes missions revealing growth of Chinese military “Made in Seattle” patches … More »
By Christopher P. Cavas WASHINGTON — With the US Navy stretched beyond its means to meet worldwide commitments, planners are looking at ways to get more operational time out of the … More »
By Lara Seligman WASHINGTON — Inspectors found a small crack in one of the wing spars of an F-35C carrier variant test plane, according to the Joint Program Office. The discovery … More »
By Kristina Wong The Navy’s 272-ship force is straining under today’s security challenges, some experts say — and one glaring symptom is a shortage of aircraft carriers. For the first … More »
BY: JAMES DREW The US Navy officials have reaffirmed plans to procure an additional 24 to 36 Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets through fiscal year 2018 while also boosting F/A-18C life-extension … More »
By Christopher P. Cavas WASHINGTON — There is no US carrier operating today in the Middle East, a situation that is the product of several years of high-tempo operations and … More »
Jack Curtis Why would the United States send a $13-billion, 90,000-ton hulking symbol of military might with nearly 5,000 sailors aboard to a fight in which its survivability was, at … More »