Defense

By Tony Capaccio Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship lacks the robust communications systems needed to transmit critical

On Sunday, November 17, 2013, the first-of-class aircraft carrier for the U.S. Navy, Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), was launched into the the James River for the

  According to the American Red Cross, around 10 million people across 40 provinces have been affected by Typhoon Haiyan, with as many as 600,000 people

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter EAGLE is seen on a foggy Sunday morning at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Maryland, November 17,

Russia handed over a $2.3 billion aircraft carrier to India on Saturday after years of delays, extending the South Asian country's maritime reach in the Indian

One of two hospital ships operated by the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command has been put on standby and may be deployed to join in ongoing disaster relief

From the Keel laying to christening, 4 years of constructing the Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) in 4

Two senior Admirals have now found themselves under the searing spotlight of a high profile criminal investigation that has already led to the arrest of two

Less than 24 hours to go until the christening of the U.S. Navy's newest aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN

A third U.S. Navy official was charged with receiving bribes, including cash and prostitutes, from a Singapore-based contractor who provides port services for

On October 28, 2013, the first of three new-generation stealth destroyers for the U.S. Navy, the ZUMWALT (DDG 1000), was launched at Bath Iron Works shipyard

When the brunt of Hurricane Sandy finally past the eastern seaboard early on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 , US Coast Guard crews were able to begin conducting

General Dynamics Bath Iron Works on Monday successfully launched the Navy's first Zumwalt-class destroyer at their Bath, Maine

How many of you absolutely abhor being told what to do? For those of you who ever served under an overbearing ship captain, or boss, it might have been

The U.S. Coast Guard said Monday that Coast Guard crews and offshore supply vessels are searching for a crewmember reported missing from a platform 55 miles

In the good old days of Navy Operations, coaling stations had been located in friendly ports around the world and sailors would get shore leave while their

Adrift and out of fuel for the past 10 days, the crew of an Ecuadorian fishing boat had nothing left to eat but bananas when they were spotted on

According to a new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, this summer most of the world’s oceans witnessed record warm

By David Alexander and Dan Whitcomb WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) – A Singapore-based company involved in a U.S. Navy bribery scandal has been barred

According to a recent report NOAA claims that deep-­sea soft sediment ecosystem in the immediate area of the 2010’s Deepwater Horizon blowout and