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Tuesday, January 31, 2017
U.S. Navy Ship Runs Aground Off Japan
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U.S. Navy Ship Runs Aground Off Japan

The U.S. Navy’s guided missile cruiser USS Antietam ran aground off the coast of Yokosuka, Japan on Tuesday, damaging the ship’s props and

January 31, 2017
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Friday, January 13, 2017
Watch: Over 100 Micro-Drones Swarm in Formation
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Watch: Over 100 Micro-Drones Swarm in Formation

The Pentagon has carried out what it is calling one of its most significant tests of autonomous systems under development by the Department of Defense

January 13, 2017
Total Views: 288

Monday, January 9, 2017
U.S. Navy Destroyer Fires Warning Shots at Iranian Fast-Attack Vessels in Strait of Hormuz
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U.S. Navy Destroyer Fires Warning Shots at Iranian Fast-Attack Vessels in Strait of Hormuz

By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy destroyer fired three warning shots at four Iranian fast-attack vessels near the Strait of Hormuz

January 9, 2017
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Tuesday, December 27, 2016
Navy Takes Delivery of Future USS Gabrielle Giffords
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Navy Takes Delivery of Future USS Gabrielle Giffords

The U.S. Navy has taken delivery of its ninth Littoral Combat Ship, named after former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle “Gabby” Giffords. The future

December 27, 2016
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Tuesday, December 20, 2016
China Returns Underwater Drone as U.S. Condemns “Unlawful” Seizure
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China Returns Underwater Drone as U.S. Condemns “Unlawful” Seizure

By Ben Blanchard BEIJING, Dec 20 (Reuters) – China has returned a U.S. underwater drone taken by one of its naval vessels in the disputed South China Sea

December 20, 2016
Total Views: 13

Monday, December 19, 2016
Outrage Aside, U.S. Has Few Reasons to Escalate China Drone Spat
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Outrage Aside, U.S. Has Few Reasons to Escalate China Drone Spat

By David Tweed and Ting Shi (Bloomberg) — For all the outrage after China seized a U.S. naval drone last week, it’s far from clear whether it will

December 19, 2016
Total Views: 85

U.S. Navy Shows Off Unmanned Autonomous ‘Swarm Boats’
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U.S. Navy Shows Off Unmanned Autonomous ‘Swarm Boats’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGsdaqpq-5w The U.S. Office of Naval Research took to the lower Chesapeake Bay recently to show off their new autonomous

December 19, 2016
Total Views: 307

Friday, December 16, 2016
Assessment Says U.S. Navy Needs 355-Ship Fleet
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Assessment Says U.S. Navy Needs 355-Ship Fleet

U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said Friday the U.S. Navy needs a fleet of 355 ships to protect America and its interests around the world. The need for the

December 16, 2016
Total Views: 103

China Snatches Underwater Drone from Military Sealift Command Ship ‘Bowditch’ in South China Sea
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China Snatches Underwater Drone from Military Sealift Command Ship ‘Bowditch’ in South China Sea

By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) – A Chinese warship has seized an underwater drone deployed by a U.S. oceanographic vessel in the South

December 16, 2016
Total Views: 144

Sunday, December 4, 2016
FILE PHOTO: The John F. Kennedy CVN 79 under construction at Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding
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U.S. Navy Shipbuilders Ready for Trump’s 350-Ship Expansion Plan

By Andrea Shalal and Mike Stone SIMI VALLEY, Calif., Dec 4 (Reuters) – The U.S. arms industry is ready and capable of boosting production of new ships if

December 4, 2016
Total Views: 161

Thursday, December 1, 2016
Troubled $29 Billion U.S. Warship Sows Fresh Doubt on Worth
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Troubled $29 Billion U.S. Warship Sows Fresh Doubt on Worth

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship program “stands at a crossroads,” as the service prepares to ask Congress

December 1, 2016
Total Views: 82

Friday, November 25, 2016
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China Warns That U.S. Naval Patrols Threaten Sovereignty

(Bloomberg) American military vessels and aircraft carried out more than 700 patrols in the South China Sea region during 2015, making China the U.S.’s No. 1

November 25, 2016
Total Views: 58

Thursday, November 24, 2016
Sailors man rails as USS Ronald Reagan departs for Yokosuka, Japan from Naval Station North Island in San Diego
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U.S Navy Hacked – 130,000 Sailors’ Personal Data Exposed

by Eric Beech (Reuters) Hackers gained access to sensitive information, including Social Security numbers, for 134,386 current and former U.S. sailors, the

November 24, 2016
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Wednesday, November 23, 2016
USS Salt Lake City and USS Frank Cable
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What Is Life Like Aboard A Ballistic Missile Submarine?

By Jim Garamone (DoD News) Impressive is the only word I can come up with to describe my impressions of the Naval Submarine Base at Kings Bay,

November 23, 2016
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Tuesday, November 22, 2016
USS Zumwalt Breaks Down in Panama Canal
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USS Zumwalt Breaks Down in Panama Canal

The U.S. Navy’s newest and most high-tech destroyer is stuck in Panama after suffering an engineering casualty during a transit of the Panama

November 22, 2016
Total Views: 366

Thursday, November 17, 2016
WATCH: Huntington Ingalls Launches Latest Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer
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WATCH: Huntington Ingalls Launches Latest Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has launched Paul Ignatius (DDG 117), the company’s 31st and latest Arleigh

November 17, 2016
Total Views: 121

Friday, October 28, 2016
USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) Flyover
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8 Interesting Facts About DDG1000 – US Navy’s Ship From The Future

By Katie Lange – The US Navy’s newest technologically advanced destroyer, the USS Zumwalt, is the talk of the town throughout the Defense

October 28, 2016
Total Views: 789

Friday, October 21, 2016
The Feds Won’t Buy This $19 Million Stealth Boat—or Let It Be Sold Abroad
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The Feds Won’t Buy This $19 Million Stealth Boat—or Let It Be Sold Abroad

By Caroline Winter (Bloomberg) — Self-made millionaire Gregory Sancoff has spent a decade and $19 million building a highly unusual stealth boat. Called

October 21, 2016
Total Views: 205

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U.S. Carries Out Freedom-of-Navigation Operation in South China Sea

By Idrees Ali and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) – A U.S. navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on

October 21, 2016
Total Views: 132

Monday, October 17, 2016
Pentagon Voices Caution on Latest Yemen Missile Incident
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Pentagon Voices Caution on Latest Yemen Missile Incident

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) – The Pentagon declined to say on Monday whether the USS Mason destroyer was targeted by

October 17, 2016
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