Mallory Shelbourne
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Navy Takes Delivery of Future Expeditionary Sea Base USS John L. Canley
The Navy took delivery of a new Lewis B. Puller-class Expeditionary Sea Base ship, the service announced this week. The future USS John L. Canley (ESB-6), built by General Dynamics NASSCO at its San Diego, Calif., shipyard, is named for retired Marine Sgt. Maj. John L. Canley. Canley in 2018 received the Medal of Honor … → Read More
Navy Takes Delivery of Future Expeditionary Sea Base USS John L. Canley
The Navy took delivery of a new Lewis B. Puller-class Expeditionary Sea Base ship, the service announced this week. The future USS John L. Canley (ESB-6), built by General Dynamics NASSCO at its San Diego, Calif., shipyard, is named for retired Marine Sgt. Maj. John L. Canley. Canley in 2018 received the Medal of Honor … → Read More
Marines to Test Prototype Landing Ship to Support New Force Design
After making a series of modifications to an offshore support vessel, the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab is ready to start experimenting with a prototype for a landing ship the Marines say is key to the service’s island-hopping future in the Western Pacific. Through Military Sealift Command, the Marine Corps has contracted Hornbeck Offshore Services to … → Read More
Navy Starts $80M Project to Reinforce Four Puget Sound Dry Docks
SAN DIEGO – The Navy started work on two Washington state submarine dry docks that the service shuttered last month over fears of earthquake damage, USNI News learned. Late last month, the service closed four dry docks – three at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Wash., and the delta pier … → Read More
Marine Corps Requirements Call for 9 Light Amphibious Ships per Regiment
SAN DIEGO – The Marine Corps’ latest requirements call for nine smaller amphibious ships per regiment to shuttle Marines and equipment between islands and shorelines, service officials said today. The service has said for months that it needs 35 Landing Ship Mediums – previously known as the Light Amphibious Warship – for the type of … → Read More
Navy, Air Force, Marines Ground Some V-22 Ospreys
The three services that fly the V-22 Osprey last week grounded some of their fleets due to ongoing issues with the tilt-rotor aircraft’s hard clutch. In a memo, the Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps established a flight hour maximum for the aircraft’s input quill assembly that will halt operations for some V-22s, the Marine … → Read More
Navy, Air Force, Marines Ground Some V-22 Ospreys
The three services that fly the V-22 Osprey last week grounded some of their fleets due to ongoing issues with the tilt-rotor aircraft’s hard clutch. In a memo, the Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps established a flight hour maximum for the aircraft’s input quill assembly that will halt operations for some V-22s, the Marine … → Read More
Navy Planning for December 2025 Hypersonic Missile Test off USS Zumwalt
ARLINGTON, Va., – The Navy plans to perform a hypersonic missile test shot off guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) in December 2025, a service official said today. “There are no less than five captains involved in making sure this happens,” Capt. Tyson Young of the program executive office for the Zumwalt Integrated Combat System said … → Read More
Navy Planning for December 2025 Hypersonic Missile Test off USS Zumwalt
ARLINGTON, Va., – The Navy plans to perform a hypersonic missile test shot off guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) in December 2025, a service official said today. “There are no less than five captains involved in making sure this happens,” Capt. Tyson Young of the program executive office for the Zumwalt Integrated Combat System said … → Read More
Navy Closes 4 Puget Sound Submarine Dry Docks Following Earthquake Risk Study
Four dry docks the Navy uses to overhaul nuclear submarines in Washington are temporarily closed after the service found they are at risk for earthquake damage, service officials told USNI News on Thursday. The dry docks, three at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Wash., and the delta pier at the … → Read More
Navy Wants Independence LCS in Bahrain for Mine Countermeasure Mission
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy could deploy the aluminum hull, Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship to the Middle East as part of a future mine-countermeasures force in U.S. Central Command, service officials said. Vice Adm. Roy Kitchener, the commander of Naval Surface Forces, said the Navy could send up to two of the Independence-class to Bahrain … → Read More
CNO Gilday to Shipbuilders: 'Pick Up the Pace'
ARLINGTON, Va. – The defense industry needs to deliver ships faster to justify the boost of billions in shipbuilding funds signed into law last month, the Navy’s top officer said on Tuesday. For the last two budget cycles, the Navy has maxed out its shipbuilding accounts to what it thinks the major shipyards can deliver … → Read More
SWO Boss Sets Goal for 75 Mission-Capable Surface Warships Ready to Deploy
The Navy has set a new goal to have 75 mission-capable surface ships that are prepared to deploy at any given moment The readiness objective to keep a little less than half of the surface ship inventory ready to deploy is part of a larger initiative to overhaul the service’s organizational structures to better shape … → Read More
Navy Buys 2 'Loyal Wingman' XQ-58A Valkyrie Drones for $15.5M
The Navy is buying two stealth unmanned aerial systems – originally developed for the Air Force – that could operate with a manned fighter, as the service pursues the manned-unmanned teaming concept officials say is central to the future of naval aviation. The service issued a $15.5 million contract to Kratos for the XQ-58A Valkyrie … → Read More
VIDEO: Chinese Navy Fighter Flew Within 20 Feet of U.S. Air Force Plane Over South China Sea
A Chinese Navy jet intercepted a U.S. Air Force reconnaissance plane in an incident over the South China Sea last week, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said Thursday. “On Dec. 21 (China Standard Time), a People’s Liberation Army – Navy J-11 fighter pilot performed an unsafe maneuver during an intercept of a U.S. Air Force RC-135 aircraft, … → Read More
Top Stories 2022: U.S. Marine Corps Acquisition
This post is part of a series looking back at the top naval stories from 2022. The Marine Corps is still pursuing Commandant Gen. David Berger’s overhaul to modernize the force, which includes preparing Marines to operate in the Indo-Pacific region against a competitor like China while maintaining the Corps’ focus on missions like crisis response. … → Read More
Top Stories 2022: U.S. Navy Operations
This post is part of a series looking back at the top naval stories from 2022. This year saw the U.S. Navy trying to balance its focus on presence in the Indo-Pacific region with the need for ongoing deterrence missions in Europe amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. With a steady warship presence in U.S. 6th … → Read More
President Biden Signs Continuing Resolution; Senate Passes NDAA Fiscal Year 2023
President Joe Biden on Friday signed a stopgap bill that will keep the government funded for another week while lawmakers work on a final spending framework. The continuing resolution, the second one for Fiscal Year 2023, keeps the government funded through Dec. 23. The first CR was set to expire tonight. The Senate passed the … → Read More
BAE Systems Wins $294.8M Maintenance Contract to Upgrade USS Kearsarge
BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair last week won a $294.8 million contract to upgrade one of the Navy’s Wasp-class amphibious assault ships to accommodate the F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. The contract, announced on Friday, is worth up to $340 million for the Norfolk, Va., yard to upgrade USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) so the amphib … → Read More
House Passes FY 2023 NDAA That Authorizes $858B for National Defense
The House, on Thursday, passed the compromise Fiscal Year 2023 defense policy bill that authorizes $858 billion for national defense. In a 350 to 80 vote, lawmakers authorized legislation that approves $32.6 billion for the Navy to buy 11 battle force ships, an increase from the eight battle force ships the service sought in its … → Read More