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Saturday, May 4, 2013
WATCH: USS Monsoor Rollout
Navy

WATCH: USS Monsoor Rollout

While the U.S. Navy’s DDG-1000 nears launch later in 2013, DDG-1001, named USS Michael Monsoorm, has officially made her debut on Land Level at Bath Iron

May 4, 2013
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
liaoning aircraft carrier
Navy

China Plans New Generation of Carriers as Sea Disputes Grow

China unveiled plans to build more aircraft carriers after commissioning its first last

April 24, 2013
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Littoral Combat Ship Network Can Be Hacked, Navy Probe Finds
Navy

Littoral Combat Ship Network Can Be Hacked, Navy Probe Finds

The computer network on the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship is vulnerable to hacking, a new report has

April 23, 2013
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Friday, April 19, 2013
U.S. Navy Misses Ship Construction Plan Deadline
Navy

U.S. Navy Misses Ship Construction Plan Deadline

The Navy has missed the deadline in sending in the “Annual Naval Vessel Construction Plan” to

April 19, 2013
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Thursday, April 18, 2013
USS Freedom Arrives in Singapore on Maiden Overseas Deployment
Navy

USS Freedom Arrives in Singapore on Maiden Overseas Deployment

The U.S. Navy's first littoral combat ship, USS Freedom (LCS 1), has arrived in Singapore, highlighting the next phase of her deployment to Southeast

April 18, 2013
Total Views: 85

Tuesday, April 16, 2013
The Cost of Rescue: Why Carnival Shouldn’t Pay and the U.S. Shouldn’t Accept
Blog

The Cost of Rescue: Why Carnival Shouldn’t Pay and the U.S. Shouldn’t Accept

Should people pay for rescue when it's their fault?

April 16, 2013
Total Views: 986

Wednesday, April 10, 2013
WATCH: Suez Canal in 60 Seconds
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WATCH: Suez Canal in 60 Seconds

The USS Kearsarge transits the Suez Canal in this new timelapse from the U.S. Navy. Like this? Check out our collection of other great timelapse photography

April 10, 2013
Total Views: 113

Tuesday, April 9, 2013
U.S. Navy to Deploy Shipboard Laser Weapon in 2014
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U.S. Navy to Deploy Shipboard Laser Weapon in 2014

The U.S. Navy on Monday said that recent technological breakthroughs have led to the development of a shipboard laser capable of shooting down an enemy drone

April 9, 2013
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Monday, April 8, 2013
USS Guardian aground on Tubbahata Reef
Grounding Incidents

US Navy Fined For Damage To Protected Reef

US Navy marine biologist Lee Shannon led a team of scientists who conducted a new assessment last week on the extent of damage caused by the recent grounding

April 8, 2013
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Sunday, April 7, 2013
Navy MQ-8B Fire Scout
Navy

A Glance at the Near Future of Naval UAVs

(Reuters) – The Navy plans to carry out the first catapult takeoff of its new X-47B unmanned plane from an aircraft carrier next month and other

April 7, 2013
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an Antonio-class amphibious transport dock
Navy

US Navy Ship Commissioned In Memory Of 9/11 Victims

Yesterday the US Navy commissioned its newest landing transport dock ship, USS Arlington (LPD 24). Arlington honors the 184 victims who died when American

April 7, 2013
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Saturday, April 6, 2013
Historic Sea Forts of England
Navy

Historic Sea Forts of England

Historic Sea Forts An armada of sea forts were built during World War II specifically designed to repel smaller aircraft flying in to attack Great Britain.

April 6, 2013
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Friday, April 5, 2013
uss thresher submarine
Defense

USS Thresher Remembered 50 Years After Sinking

By Jason Kelly It’s been almost 50 years since USS Thresher (SSN-593) sank off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, claiming the lives of 129 Sailors

April 5, 2013
Total Views: 153

Thursday, April 4, 2013
Guardian officers lcdr mark rice daniel tyler
Defense

Senior Leadership from Ex-USS Guardian Fired

For the many thousands of people who have followed the story of the ex-USS Guardian which ran up in a Philippine Reef this past January, the fate of the

April 4, 2013
Total Views: 870

Tuesday, April 2, 2013
U.S. Deploys Warships as North Korea Tensions Rise, Denies SBX-1 Mobilization
Navy

U.S. Deploys Warships as North Korea Tensions Rise, Denies SBX-1 Mobilization

WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Tuesday that a second U.S. guided-missile destroyer had taken position in the western Pacific on a

April 2, 2013
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Saturday, March 30, 2013
uss guardian wreck removal
Defense

Final Section of Wrecked Warship Removed from Philippine Reef

By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelby Sanders SULU SEA, The Philippines (March 30, 2013) – U.S. Navy and contracted salvage personnel embarked

March 30, 2013
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Friday, March 29, 2013
Huntington Ingalls Awarded $2.6 Billion USS Abraham Lincoln Nuclear Refueling Contract
Navy

Huntington Ingalls Awarded $2.6 Billion USS Abraham Lincoln Nuclear Refueling Contract

WASHINGTON, March 29 (Reuters) – Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. on Friday won a $2.6 billion contract to refuel and overhaul the USS Abraham Lincoln,

March 29, 2013
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
U.S. Navy’s LCS’ Lack Muscle, Admiral Warns
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U.S. Navy’s LCS’ Lack Muscle, Admiral Warns

By David Lerman (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Navy’s troubled Littoral Combat Ship, a vessel intended to be small and speedy for use in shallow waters

March 28, 2013
Total Views: 100

Tuesday, March 26, 2013
guardian wreck removal
Multimedia

Bow Section Removed from Ex-USS Guardian [IMAGE]

SULU SEA – U.S. Navy and contracted salvage personnel embarked aboard M/V Jascon 25 have begun dismantling and sectioning the hull of the grounded mine

March 26, 2013
Total Views: 185

Friday, March 15, 2013
uss_miami-submarine-fire-May-23rd-2012
Navy

USS Miami Arsonist Handed 17-Year Sentence, $400 Million Bill

By Sarah Mahoney PORTLAND, Maine, March 15 (Reuters) – A civilian painter who twice set fires on a U.S. Navy nuclear submarine last year so that he could

March 15, 2013
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