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U.S. Navy and Department of War naval coverage – SWO fleet deployment data, destroyer and submarine programs, maritime industrial base, Indo-Pacific strategy, and shipbuilding contracts.

Tuesday, July 26, 2022
ghost fleet overlord ship
Defense

U.S. Navy Seeks to Boost Fleet of Large Unmanned Ships

By Mike Stone WASHINGTON, July 26 (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy sees its future fleet comprised of more than 350 manned ships and about 150 unmanned

July 26, 2022
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Monday, July 25, 2022
Austal USA to Construct to Two More Navajo-Class Salvage Tugs for U.S. Navy
Defense

Austal USA to Construct to Two More Navajo-Class Salvage Tugs for U.S. Navy

The U.S. Navy has awarded Austal USA with a $156 million contract to construct two additional steel-hulled Navajo-class Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ships

July 25, 2022
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Friday, July 22, 2022
US Navy Ships Stay Home As NATO Flexes Black Sea Muscle
Navy

US Navy Ships Stay Home As NATO Flexes Black Sea Muscle

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Every year, the US Navy sails warships into the Black Sea as part of Sea Breeze 2022 an annual joint military exercise with Romania

July 22, 2022
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Monday, July 18, 2022
U.S. Navy Hands Down Punishments Over Bonhomme Richard Fire
Defense

U.S. Navy Hands Down Punishments Over Bonhomme Richard Fire

The U.S. Navy has announced a series of accountability actions in response to the 2020 fire on board the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) in San Diego. The

July 18, 2022
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Sunday, July 17, 2022
BAP Guise arrives at Pearl Harbor for RIMPAC 2022
Merchant Marine

Peruvian Navy Ship Catches Fire During Massive Military Exercise Near Hawaii

Updated with Peruvian Navy ship name and details. by John Konrad (gCaptain) US Navy crews are responding to “reports of an engine room fire and potential

July 17, 2022
Total Views: 15428

Saturday, July 16, 2022
U.S. Navy Ship Again Sails Near Disputed S. China Sea Island
Navy

U.S. Navy Ship Again Sails Near Disputed S. China Sea Island

BEIJING, July 16 (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy destroyer sailed near the disputed Spratly Islands on Saturday, the U.S.

July 16, 2022
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Thursday, July 14, 2022
USS Benfold Underway
Navy

China Says It ‘Drove’ U.S. Destroyer From Paracel Islands

 by Ben Blanchard  (Reuters) A U.S. destroyer sailed near the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea on Wednesday, drawing an angry reaction

July 14, 2022
Total Views: 20323

Tuesday, July 12, 2022
USNS Mercy Hospital Ship
Merchant Marine

US Navy Hospital Ship XO Removed For Sexual Assault

by John Konrad (gCaptain) This weekend the United States Navy removed the second in command of the Hospital Ship, USNS Mercy, while federal agents investigate

July 12, 2022
Total Views: 17821

BRP Sierra Madre
Navy

US Reaffirms Naval Defense Of The Philippines

by Shivam Patel  (Reuters) – Washington will defend treaty ally the Philippines if its forces are attacked in the South China Sea, U.S. Secretary of

July 12, 2022
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Monday, July 11, 2022
US Navy 3D Metal Printer
Navy

US Navy Tests New 3D Parts Printer

A new 3D parts printer is being tested by the US Navy. A 3D aluminum printer was installed last week on the USS Essex, an amphibious assault ship based

July 11, 2022
Total Views: 3815

Friday, July 8, 2022
US Navy Sailor in SYDNEY Australia
Environment

Pacific Maritime Security: Does Climate Policy Matter?

by Wesley Morgan (TheConversation) Prime minister Anthony Albanese is hoping his government’s more ambitious climate policy will help reset Pacific relations

July 8, 2022
Total Views: 1353

Tuesday, July 5, 2022
US Navy Hypersonic Missile Test
Navy

US Navy Fails Hypersonic Missile Test

The United State Navy’s most expensive surface ships, the three destroyers of the USS Zumwalt class, has been plagued with failures. The ship’s

July 5, 2022
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Monday, June 27, 2022
U.S. Navy Christens New Expeditionary Sea Base USNS John L. Canley
Defense

U.S. Navy Christens New Expeditionary Sea Base USNS John L. Canley

The U.S. Navy on Saturday christened the USNS John L. Canley (ESB 6), the fourth ship for the U.S. Navy’s reclassified Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) program,

June 27, 2022
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Saturday, June 25, 2022
US NAvy Aircraft Carrier Strike Group
Navy

Chinese Military Says U.S. Plane In Taiwan Strait Endangered Peace

SHANGHAI, June 25 (Reuters) – China’s military said on Saturday that the recent fly through of a U.S. maritime plane through the Taiwan

June 25, 2022
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Tuesday, June 14, 2022
A U.S. Navy sailor looks through binoculars on the bridge as the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) during routine operations in the Taiwan Strait, August 18, 2020.
Defense

Taipei Says Taiwan Strait is an International Waterway in Rebuff to China

TAIPEI, June 14 (Reuters) – The Taiwan Strait is an international waterway and Taiwan’s government supports U.S. warships transiting it,

June 14, 2022
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Thursday, June 9, 2022
Submarine Stern North Pole
Navy

Climate Change Is A US Navy Problem

by Admiral James Stavridis (Bloomberg) The US military has its hands full at the moment with a vicious war in Ukraine and US-China tensions over issues from

June 9, 2022
Total Views: 2531

Sunday, June 5, 2022
A missile is fired from a naval vessel during the test-firing of a new type of anti-ship cruise missile to be equipped at Korean People's Army (KPA) naval units in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang
Defense

N.Korea Fires Volley Of Missiles, Prompting Joint Military Drill By Japan, US

By Byungwook Kim and Josh Smith SEOUL, June 5 (Reuters) – North Korea fired eight short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea off its east

June 5, 2022
Total Views: 1405

Saturday, June 4, 2022
S.Korea, U.S. Stage Rare Drills With Air Carrier
Defense

S.Korea, U.S. Stage Rare Drills With Air Carrier

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL, June 4 (Reuters) – South Korea and the United States staged their first combined military exercises involving an

June 4, 2022
Total Views: 12153

Thursday, June 2, 2022
bulk-ship-loading-grain
Navy

Op-Ed: Blockade Running Black Sea Grain Is Not For Amateurs

by CDR Salamander (Op-Ed) The greatest tragedies from war, both directly and indirectly, are those that were clearly foreseen, knowable, or otherwise clear as

June 2, 2022
Total Views: 3799

Tuesday, May 24, 2022
U.S. Navy Climate Plan Aims to Cut Emissions and Move to Low-Carbon Fuels
Defense

U.S. Navy Climate Plan Aims to Cut Emissions and Move to Low-Carbon Fuels

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy released on Tuesday a climate strategy that aims to make the force more resilient to

May 24, 2022
Total Views: 619