Latest "Navy League" stories

US Navy prioritizes ‘game-changing’ rearming capability for ships

Reloading a vertical launching system is a challenging maneuver, given the crane must hold missile canisters vertically, while slowly lowering explosives.

By Megan Eckstein

8 months ago

A ship that can’t combat threats ‘doesn’t do me good’

Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro says ships that can’t combat threats to the service are dead weight — comments that come as the force seeks to decommission 24 ships next fiscal year.

By Diana Stancy Correll

20 months ago

US Strategic Command chief: Sea missile cancellation opens ‘deterrence and assurance gap’

Amid U.S. Joe Biden’s plans to cancel the Sea-Launched Cruise Missile-Nuclear development program, the U.S. admiral who oversees America’s nuclear forces warned lawmakers Monday he sees “a deterrence and assurance gap."

20 months ago

How a Beltway naval breakfast sparked China’s ire over Taiwan

The indignant firestorm over a breakfast hosted by the private Naval Attachés Association showcases another example of Beijing’s belligerence over Taiwan.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz and Meghann Myers

23 months ago

Retired four-star tapped to lead Navy League think tank

Retired Adm. James Foggo will be the inaugural head of the league's Center for Maritime Strategy.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

2 years ago

Navy League cancels Sea-Air-Space in response to coronavirus restrictions

The Navy League is reaching out to individuals and companies who planned to attend next month's event in Maryland.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

4 years ago