Unemployment rate for post-9/11 vets up as job market slumps
The unemployment rate for the nation’s post-9/11 generation of veterans rose from 3.5% in August to 4.1% in September.
By Richard Sisk
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Navy selects 3 companies to develop mine countermeasure technology
BeeX, BlackSea Technologies and Vatn Systems were selected as prize winners after successfully completing a mine countermeasures modernization challenge.
By Riley Ceder
US Navy awards RTX’s Raytheon $24.4B for SM-6 missiles amid stockpile concerns
The deal for the SM-6 interceptors comes as the Pentagon pushes to replenish munitions stockpiles depleted by conflicts in the Middle East.
By Mike Stone, Reuters
8 sailors died by suicide at Oklahoma base in one year, Navy confirms
The deaths, along with eight attempted suicides in the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group, illustrate a systemic problem in the U.S. Navy, families say.
By Patricia Kime
Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman to undergo $5.1B mid-life overhaul
The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is slated to undergo a $5.1 billion overhaul that will ready the vessel for the second half of its service life.
By J.D. Simkins