Navy seeks to fast track nuclear weapons systems
Vice Admiral Johnny Wolfe told Congress the Navy is working to improve and develop three critical weapons systems.
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Fincantieri jockeying for position in US naval shipbuilding revamp
CEO Pierroberto Folgiero said the Italian company could "support a kind of renaissance of shipbuilding" in the U.S. that could even involve icebreakers.
The Navy’s top data official wants to incentivize interoperability
In a recent webinar with C4ISRNET, the U.S. Navy's chief data officer discussed how industry can help enable Joint All-Domain Command and Control and the state of play on data standards.
Iran, Russia reportedly launch military drill in Indian Ocean
The Iranian and Russian militaries have kicked off a joint naval drill in the Indian Ocean aimed at boosting security of maritime trade in the region, Iran’s state TV reported.
Can the Biden administration break the cycle of marathon naval deployments to the Mideast?
U.S. Central Command’s siren song continues to draw aircraft carriers back to the Middle East.
The US Navy’s postgraduate school is taking a stab at metal 3D printing
The Naval Post Graduate School is working on 3D metal printing, hoping one day to be able to make moving engine parts in a 3D printer at sea.
NAVAIR looking for emerging cyber research and development
Naval Air Systems Command looks to industry to fill gaps in cyber warfare weapon systems.
Spain’s Navantia joins industry team for European Patrol Corvette
The notional European Patrol Corvette is meant to be a coast guard-type ship able to perform missions of fighting pirates and smugglers as well as border control and show-of-force trips in Europe’s waters.
In the South China Sea, it’s ‘meet the new boss, same as the old boss’
Tensions are mounting in the South China Sea as the U.S. doubles down on hardline Trump-era China policies.
With Japanese sub damaged in collision, where does maritime readiness stand?
A Japanese submarine is damaged after colliding with a commercial ship in international waters off Japan on Monday, resulting in slight injuries to three crew members.
Marine Corps looks at building 3 new Pacific regiments to counter China
The first Marine littoral regiment is expected to be operational in three years.
