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Airborne Triton drone key to Navy’s signal goals, Clapperton says
The autonomous MQ-4C Triton intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting drone can fly for more than 24 hours.
How Iranian tech empowers Houthi drone, missile attacks in the Red Sea
Houthi militants "are in possession of some of the most sophisticated copies or variants of Iranian weapons,” said Behnam Ben Taleblu.
USS Carney shoots down drone launched from Yemen
A U.S. official told the Associated Press that the Navy destroyer deemed the drone to be a threat and shot it down over water.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
The US Naval Academy has a new acting superintendent
Rear Adm. Fred Kacher will lead the academy until Rear Adm. Yvette Davids' nomination to become academy superintendent is confirmed.
By Diana Stancy
Chinese military launches drills around Taiwan
China’s Eastern Theater Command released footage of the drills online that showed soldiers running, as well as military boats and planes.
Defense secretary taps Pacific Fleet’s Paparo to be top Navy officer
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sent Paparo's name to the White House last week, officials confirmed.
From Civil War to mattress sales, Memorial Day full of contradiction
Memorial Day is a time to mourn the nation’s fallen troops, but has also been about taking time off, since the 1860s.
Toxic foam spill at Hawaii’s Red Hill facility due to contractor error
About 1,300 gallons of toxic fire suppressant leaked at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage site near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, on Nov. 29, 2022.
By Kent Miller
Inside the Navy’s pay and personnel crisis
A sprawling, multiyear effort to modernize sailor HR systems has instead led to lots of pain in the fleet.
The stereotypical ways zombies defeat the military in cinema
Despite the military’s epic arsenal, it never seems to be enough to stop a zombie plague.
By Sarah Sicard
First female US Naval Academy superintendent nominated
Rear Adm. Yvette Davids, who is now director of the Navy’s Learning to Action Drive Team, is a 1989 graduate of the academy.
By Diana Stancy