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From Laffey to Mabus: How Ship Naming Went Wrong
It is a common misperception—not only among the public, but even within the military—that the naming of ships and submarines is a routine and...
05/29/26Read it on RealClearDefenseWhen Your Navy is too Small, the Bill Comes Due Bigly
...there is always a hangover after the party......
4h agoRead it on CDR SalamanderLong Deployments to Be Navy Standard For Next Couple Years
It will take a couple years before deployment lengths shift from the extended 10-11 months back to the normal seven...
1d agoRead it on USNI NewsOld & Busted: Loyal Wingman - New Hotness: Loyal Escort
...a moral response to an immoral fleet design......
3d agoRead it on CDR SalamanderTwo U.S. Navy Carriers Ready to Operate New MQ-25A Tankers
The U.S. Navy now has two aircraft carriers equipped with the command infrastructure needed to operate its future MQ-25A Stingray tanker drone, after...
3d agoRead it on Global Defense NewsU.S. Navy’s CHAOS Program
CoAspire’s CHAOS weapon is a ground-launched version of its Rapidly Adaptable Affordable Cruise Missile-Extended Range, or RAACM-ER,...
3d agoRead it on Defence BlogU.S. Navy To Install AI Vessel Detection System on Five Destroyers
Applied Intuition has received a US Navy contract to install an AI system that helps sailors detect and track nearby vessels, starting with five...
3d agoRead it on The Defense PostNavy Sees 10-year High For Class A Aviation, Afloat Mishaps
The Navy saw the most Class A aviation and afloat mishaps in at least in a decade, according to Fiscal Year 2026 data recently released by the Navy...
3d agoRead it on USNI NewsAUKUS Partners Test Autonomous Maritime Systems
The three nations are testing more than 40 technologies, including multidomain autonomous, crewed and uncrewed systems....
4d agoRead it on Naval-TechnologyAUKUS: USS Colorado Announced as First Submarine for SRF – West
The Pentagon announced Monday the Virginia-class submarine that will be the lead nuclear attack boat in western Australia....
4d agoRead it on USNI NewsNavy, Marine Corps Simulate Ship Strikes From Air and Land
F/A-18 Hornet and F-35 Lightning II fighters — operating from Marine Corps bases and the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt — participated in...
4d agoRead it on Stars and Stripes
Is It Déjà vu All Over Again: The 2012 Report on Global Zero
By Peter Huessy • RealClearDefense
As Private Investment Pours Into Defense, the Clock Is Ticking
By Elaine McCusker • RealClearDefense
The First Test of Peace Lies in Ukraine's Borderlands
By Dennis T. Cosgrove • RealClearDefense
The VFW’s Gambling Addiction Victimizes Veterans
By Jack Yoest • RealClearDefense
Superintelligence Exposes a Gap in the Law of Delegated Authority
By Sue Ghosh Stricklett • RealClearDefense
When Your Navy is too Small, the Bill Comes Due Bigly
By CDR Salamander
Quo Vadis MCU?
By Marine Corps Compass Points
When the Network Goes Dark, Who Controls the Battlefield?
By Jonathan K. Corrado • RealClearDefense
Air Force Should Buy 250 Blended-Wing Tankers, as 2027 Demo Looms
By A&SF Mag.
Long Deployments to Be Navy Standard For Next Couple Years
By Mongilio, USNI News