Navy looks to shake up traditional carrier strike group modelA new Navy plan seeks to improve flexibility of forces worldwide, while allowing aircraft carriers to remain deployed for longer periods of time.By Diana Stancy4 weeks ago
US Navy awards three rocket motor prototype contracts Under the deal, the Denver, Colorado-based firm will develop and prototype a new design for the Navy’s Mk 104 rocket motor using additive manufacturing.By Courtney Albon4 weeks ago
Missile Defense Agency boss had affairs with subordinates: IG reportThe agency's executive director was found to have used her position to get one of her partners promoted.By Meghann Myers3 months ago
Supplier bottlenecks threaten US Navy effort to grow arms stockpilesThe sea service spent billions of dollars to increase its weapons inventory. Now it has run into a major obstacle.By Megan Eckstein3 months ago
UK carrier suffers propeller problem, sidelined for NATO exerciseHMS Queen Elizabeth was supposed to lead a large NATO exercise.3 months ago
A Houthi missile got within a nautical mile of USS Gravely on TuesdayGravely used its Phalanx Close-In Weapons System, a cannon that can shoot 4,500 rounds a minute, to take out the Houthi missile.By Geoff Ziezulewicz3 months ago
USS Gravely shoots down another Houthi missile over the Red SeaThe missile firing came on the same day that leaders of a militant group directed its members to halt attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria.By Geoff Ziezulewicz3 months ago
USS Carney shoots down missile in first attack on Navy since OctoberIt's the first time the Houthis directly targeted a U.S. warship since the rebels began their attacks on shipping in October, U.S. officials said.By Jon Gambrell and Tara Copp, The Associated Press3 months ago
Aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford returns home after 8-month deploymentThe USS Gerald R. Ford returned home on Jan. 17.By Sarah Sicard4 months ago
What the Navy is learning from its fight in the Red SeaThe surface fleet has shot down scores of attack drones and missiles since October, activity without modern precedent in U.S. Navy history.By Geoff Ziezulewicz4 months ago
US strikes Houthi missile sites in retaliation for Red Sea attacksThe strike followed Houthi attack on a merchant vessel Monday.By Meghann Myers4 months ago
Navy ousts USS Georgia commanding officerCapt. Geoffry Patterson became commanding officer of the submarine’s blue crew in May 2022.By Diana Stancy4 months ago