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Friday, June 27, 2014
WATCH: Harrier Jet Lands on Aircraft Carrier Without Front Landing Gear
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WATCH: Harrier Jet Lands on Aircraft Carrier Without Front Landing Gear

Now here’s something you don’t see

June 27, 2014
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Thursday, June 12, 2014
U.S. Navy Seeks 37 Million Gallon Biofuels Purchase
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U.S. Navy Seeks 37 Million Gallon Biofuels Purchase

The U.S. Navy says it is seeking 37 million gallons of drop-in biofuels in what the Department of the Navy describes as a major step in its efforts to reduce

June 12, 2014
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Wednesday, May 14, 2014
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Defense

US Navy’s Justification for Using Mostly Biofuel Makes Little Sense

U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus mentioned in a tweet today that “by no later than 2020, at least half of our #energy will come from non-fossil fuel

May 14, 2014
Total Views: 16

Tuesday, April 29, 2014
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Defense

$18 Billion Newbuild Order Awarded to General Dynamics

General Dynamics (GD) has their work cut out for them after winning a $17.6 billion newbuild order from the U.S. Navy yesterday. As a result of the order,

April 29, 2014
Total Views: 133

Tuesday, April 15, 2014
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Navy

Fire On Board USS Hue City

The U.S. Navy reports a fire broke out on board the guided missile cruiser USS Hue City (CG 66).  The incident occurred late Monday as the ship was transiting

April 15, 2014
Total Views: 162

Sunday, April 13, 2014
U.S. Navy Christens New High-Tech Warship
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U.S. Navy Christens New High-Tech Warship

The U.S. Navy on Saturday christened its newest warship, the future USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), during a ceremony at Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine where

April 13, 2014
Total Views: 35

Thursday, April 10, 2014
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Family Returns Safely To California After Pacific Ocean Rescue

By Marty Graham SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A family of four rescued from their sailboat after their infant daughter became seriously ill at sea returned

April 10, 2014
Total Views: 37

Wednesday, April 9, 2014
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Navy

U.S. Navy LCS – Fit For Service Or ‘Incredible Failure’?

by Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) U.S. Navy officers in the Pacific fleet say the service’s Littoral Combat Ship may lack the speed, range and electronic warfare

April 9, 2014
Total Views: 59

Navy Rail Gun
Navy

U.S. Navy JHSV to Get Electromagnetic Rail Gun

Railguns and the electrical theory that allows them to work has been understood for almost 100 years, but in order to hurl a projectile at hypersonic speeds, a

April 9, 2014
Total Views: 122

Monday, April 7, 2014
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Incidents

Submarine Hunters Lead Search For Malaysian Airliner

By David Stringer (Bloomberg) – Leaning on a window ledge of a Boeing Co. (BA) P-8A Poseidon, U.S. Navy aircrewman David Everly peered over the Indian

April 7, 2014
Total Views: 18

U.S. Navy Ready to Deploy Laser Weapon Prototype
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U.S. Navy Ready to Deploy Laser Weapon Prototype

The U.S. Navy is getting ready to deploy a prototype laser weapon technology reminiscent of something you would expect to see in a Star Wars movie. The

April 7, 2014
Total Views: 183

Sunday, April 6, 2014
Sick Infant, Family Safely Aboard Navy Ship Following Pacific Ocean Rescue
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Sick Infant, Family Safely Aboard Navy Ship Following Pacific Ocean Rescue

A family with a sick infant safely boarded a Navy ship Sunday morning several hundred miles off the coast of Mexico following a coordinated rescue by Coast

April 6, 2014
Total Views: 20

Friday, March 28, 2014
U.S. Navy Decommissions USS Miami Attack Sub
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U.S. Navy Decommissions USS Miami Attack Sub

The U.S. Navy formally decommissioned the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Miami (SSN 755) on Friday during an indoor ceremony at Portsmouth Naval

March 28, 2014
Total Views: 113

Thursday, March 27, 2014
Naval Station Norfolk Shooting Suspect Had Valid TWIC
Navy

Naval Station Norfolk Shooting Suspect Had Valid TWIC

The suspect identified today by the U.S. Navy as the shooter in Monday night's killing of a Navy sailor at Naval Station Norfolk had a valid Transportation

March 27, 2014
Total Views: 34

Tuesday, March 18, 2014
USS Freedom (LCS 1) Freedom, the guided-missile cruisers USS Cowpens (CG 63) and USS Antietam (CG 54), the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) and the guided-missile destroyers USS McCampbell (DDG 85) and USS Lassey (DDG 82) in Singapore, October 29, 2013. U.S. Navy Photo
Navy

Singapore Manager Pleads Guilty in U.S. Navy Fraud Scheme

March 18 (Bloomberg) — A former manager for a defense contractor who admitted overbilling the U.S. Navy more than $20 million became the second person to

March 18, 2014
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Monday, March 17, 2014
U.S. Navy Awards General Dynamics Contract for Mobile Landing Platform Variant
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U.S. Navy Awards General Dynamics Contract for Mobile Landing Platform Variant

The U.S. Navy says it has awarded General Dynamics NASSCO a $128.5 million contract for the detail design and construction of a previously announced variant to

March 17, 2014
Total Views: 133

Friday, March 7, 2014
HMCS Protecteur Arrives in Pearl Harbor After Fire [PHOTOS]
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HMCS Protecteur Arrives in Pearl Harbor After Fire [PHOTOS]

The HMCS Protecteur has arrived safely in Pearly Harbor following recovery efforts led by the U.S. Navy after a major fire aboard the Canadian ship last

March 7, 2014
Total Views: 86

Thursday, March 6, 2014
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Defense

SPOTD: U.S. Navy Destroyer Departs for the Black Sea

In this 6 March 2014 image, the U.S. Navy’s guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) departs the Marathi NATO pier facility following a scheduled

March 6, 2014
Total Views: 45

Sunday, March 2, 2014
USS Somerset – Meet the U.S. Navy’s Newest Warship
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USS Somerset – Meet the U.S. Navy’s Newest Warship

The Navy's newest amphibious transport dock ship, USS Somerset (LPD 25), was commissioned during a ceremony Saturday at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia,

March 2, 2014
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Saturday, March 1, 2014
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Defense

USS Chosin Takes HMCS Protecteur Under Tow After Major Fire

Update: On Sunday 2 March, USS Chosin successfully took HMCS Protecteur under tow. Earlier Following a major fire on board the HMCS Protecteur off Hawaii late

March 1, 2014
Total Views: 138
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