Ship Selection Night: Naval Academy midshipmen get ‘swackets,’ far off destinations
About 240 midshipmen hoisted placards designating their future deployments into the air Thursday as a crowd of supporters ...
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US Navy sailors sculpt F-35C stealth fighter for Japan’s iconic snow festival
U.S. Navy sailors carved a replica of an F-35C Lightning II for their entry in the 75th annual Sapporo Snow Festival on Japan ...
Who Names US Navy Ships?
The U.S. Navy has used standard naming conventions for its ships and sumbarines since it was established in 1775, but who ...
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Air Boss: Unmanned MQ-25 Will Fly This Year, Opens Way To 6th Gen Collaborative Combat Aircraft
The Navy Air Boss on Jan. 28 confirmed the first MQ-25A Stingray aircraft carrier-based unmanned tanker aircraft will start test flying later this year, a necessary step […] ...
San Diego-Based Carl Vinson Will Join French, Japanese Carriers in Major Pacific Exercise
The San Diego-based USS Carl Vinson will join aircraft carriers from France and Japan for a major exercise in the Philippine Sea beginning Saturday, the Navy announced.
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The Marine Corps Is Adjusting Its Future F-35 Lightning II Acquisition
The F-35 program has a big problem in not being mission-ready enough of the time, and the problem is getting worse with the F-35B.
China's Rival Wants US Radar Planes To Track Chinese Stealth Jets
The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft can track over 3,000 air and ground targets simultaneously.
A flurry of international naval drills around the Philippines prompts complaints from Beijing
A flurry of naval drills surrounding the Philippines involving the United States and its partners has prompted complaints ...
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Local Marine veteran spent most of his service on an aircraft carrier
EMPORIA, Kan. (KSNW) – A local veteran spent most of his service on an aircraft carrier but not as a member of the Navy.
The United States Navy Is Fielding Dozens of These Destroyers
The United States Navy maintains an edge when it comes to sheer numerical superiority over most nations. When you have ...
Sea power: U.S. Navy plans to spend $1 trillion over 30 years to fortify fleet
Congressional Budget Office report indicates more than $1 trillion will be needed to meet Navy's 30-year fleet goals.
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It’s time to build (ships again)
Okinawa, Japan, the next year. The U.S. built 24 Essex-class carriers during World War II (an average of one every two months for four years); now it takes the United States a decade to commission a ...