U.S. Directly Challenges China’s Air Defense Zone November 27, 2013
Pair of American B-52 Bombers Fly Over Disputed Islands; China Says It Can Exercise ‘Effective Control’ of Zone (WALL STREET JOURNAL 27 NOV 13) … Julian E. Barnes The U.S. … More
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The Tip Of The Spear For The Future Of Naval Aviation November 23, 2013
(ALL HANDS MAGAZINE 19 NOV 13) … Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrew Johnson, Defense Media Activity Just north of the white sandy beaches of the Emerald Coast of Florida’s … More
Navy X-47b Unmanned Combat Air System Completes More Carrier Tests November 23, 2013
(SEAPOWER 21 NOV 13) PATUXENT RIVER, Md. – The Navy concluded another round of carrier testing Nov. 19 to further demonstrate and evaluate the X-47B unmanned air system integration within … More
DoD seeks plan to shut all U.S. commissaries November 22, 2013
By Karen Jowers Staff writer Defense officials have reportedly asked the Defense Commissary Agency to develop a plan to close all U.S. commissaries — about three-fourths of its stores, according … More
Aircraft carrier Ford gets James River launch November 21, 2013
(ASSOCIATED PRESS 20 NOV 13) NEWPORT NEWS, VA. — The Navy’s newest aircraft carrier has reached another milestone. Huntington Ingalls Industries says the USS Gerald R. Ford was launched into … More
China Navy Power Growing In The Pacific, Panel Says November 21, 2013
(ASSOCIATED PRESS 20 NOV 13) … Matthew Pennington WASHINGTON — A U.S. congressional advisory panel sounded a warning Wednesday over China’s military buildup, predicting it may be able to field … More
Navy Was Warned of Contractor in Bribery Scandal November 21, 2013
(NEW YORK TIMES 20 NOV 13) … Christopher Drew and Danielle Ivory Leonard Glenn Francis, a wealthy Malaysian contractor at the heart of one of the United States Navy’s largest … More
For now, Navy cancels search for outlying landing field November 20, 2013
By Dianna Cahn The Virginian-Pilot © November 20, 2013 The Navy has canceled its long and controversial search for a new landing field to be used by fighter pilots from … More