Navy integrates robotic vessels into Baltic Sea warfighting exercise This year's BALTOPS exercise included anti-submarine warfare, countermine operations and integration with an array of robotic and autonomous systems.By Zita Ballinger Fletcher3 days ago
Navy uses 3-D printing to manufacture destroyer parts The 3-D printing process reduced the manufacturing time of one part, which traditionally takes nearly a year to produce, by 80%. By Zita Ballinger Fletcher3 days ago
Trump taps Fleet Forces head as Navy’s next chief of naval operationsCaudle, a career submariner from North Carolina, has been in command of the Norfolk, Virginia-based U.S. Fleet Forces Command since December 2021.By Riley Ceder5 days ago
New program gives nondeployable sailors more opportunities to serveThe U.S. Navy's EMPLOY program will help sailors with an injury or serious illness continue to serve by placing them in vacant shore billets.By Riley Ceder10 days ago
US shifts warships in Mideast in response to Israel strikesThe Navy has directed the destroyer Thomas Hudner, capable of defending against ballistic missiles, to begin sailing toward the eastern Mediterranean.By Tara Copp, AP10 days ago
Guam barracks conditions spur Navy-wide housing inspectionNavy Secretary John Phelan was so appalled by the barracks at Andersen Air Force Base that he ordered Marines and sailors to be moved out.By Riley Ceder3 weeks ago
Hegseth orders renaming of ship named for gay rights icon Harvey MilkU.S. officials say Navy Secretary John Phelan put together a small team to rename the replenishment oiler and that a new name is expected this month.By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press3 weeks ago
Keel laid for guided-missile destroyer USS Quentin WalshThe ship's namesake, U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Quentin Walsh, helped plan the capture of Cherbourg in the days leading up to D-Day during World War II.By Zita Ballinger Fletcher3 weeks ago
Five Navy ships now outfitted with augmented reality maintenance techThe new systems are designed to circumvent the costly need for subject matter experts to physically travel to ships to provide tech support. By Zita Ballinger Fletcher4 weeks ago
Navy relieves admiral in charge of unmanned systems officeRear Adm. Kevin Smith was relieved of his duties “due to a loss of confidence” based on a complaint substantiated by a Naval IG investigation.By Riley Ceder4 weeks ago
Starlink, Oura Rings to help monitor sailor fatigue underway When the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group gets underway this year, 1,600 sailors will embark on the largest volunteer study of crew fatigue to date. By Hope Hodge Seck4 weeks ago
US spent $6 billion in the past 3 years to recruit and retain troopsThe multi-year effort has been part of a growing campaign to counter enlistment shortfalls. By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press4 weeks ago