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US Navy releases video of encounter with Iranian patrol boat
The U.S. Navy released video Tuesday of a close encounter between an Iranian and U.S. Navy patrol boats, which prompted the patrol craft Thunderbolt to fire warning shots.
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A 355-ship Navy? We’ll see, says Trump’s Navy secretary pick
The man U.S. President Donald Trump chose to lead the Navy he pledged to build up to 350 ships doesn’t sound confident that its going to happen.
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Exclusive interview: The Navy’s surface warfare director talks frigate requirements
The U.S. Navy’s requirements for a new guided-missile frigate hit the street Monday, with a request for information that blew the competition for the new ship design wide open. The Navy’s director of surface warfare sat down with Defense News to discuss what he wants out of a new small surface combatant.
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Frigate competition wide open: Navy specs reveal major design shift
Labeling the ship the FFG(X), the ship will be expected to keep up with the full carrier strike group and operate independently in high-end threat environments.
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Life support: The Navy’s struggle to define an LCS bare minimum
The littoral combat ship is caught between the Navy’s shifting requirements, politics and the realities of a strained and shrinking industrial base.
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Navy struggles with approach to fix crippled destroyer Fitzgerald, as investigation continues
The collision off Japan that claimed the lives of seven sailors on the destroyer Fitzgerald punched a hole large enough to drive a tractor trailer through, leaving the Navy with the considerable task of putting the crippled destroyer back together again.
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Russian military ‘harassed’ US-flagged merchant ship in the Baltic ahead of exercises
The Russian military has been accused of harassing a U.S.-flagged cargo ship carrying equipment for an annual military exercise in the Baltic region that wrapped up Friday.
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House Armed Services Committee wants US Navy to replace its Reserve Hornets
The U.S. Navy Reserve’s F/A-18A+ Hornets are relics of the Reagan era, but the fleet still uses them to play the bad guy in air-to-air combat simulations. Now the House Armed Services Committee wants the U.S. Navy to plan on replacing them, according to a version of the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act released Monday.
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US Navy ballistic missile intercept test fails
The U.S. Navy conducted a failed ballistic missile intercept Wednesday with its SM-3 Block IIA off the coast of Hawaii.
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Republican lawmakers set to introduce legislation calling for a 355-ship Navy
Two key Republican lawmakers are set to unveil legislation Thursday that will make it national policy to maintain a 355-ship navy, according to a draft of the legislation obtained by Defense News.
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US Navy releases video of encounter with Iranian patrol boat
The U.S. Navy released video Tuesday of a close encounter between an Iranian and U.S. Navy patrol boats, which prompted the patrol craft Thunderbolt to fire warning shots.
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A 355-ship Navy? We’ll see, says Trump’s Navy secretary pick
The man U.S. President Donald Trump chose to lead the Navy he pledged to build up to 350 ships doesn’t sound confident that its going to happen.
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Exclusive interview: The Navy’s surface warfare director talks frigate requirements
The U.S. Navy’s requirements for a new guided-missile frigate hit the street Monday, with a request for information that blew the competition for the new ship design wide open. The Navy’s director of surface warfare sat down with Defense News to discuss what he wants out of a new small surface combatant.
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Frigate competition wide open: Navy specs reveal major design shift
Labeling the ship the FFG(X), the ship will be expected to keep up with the full carrier strike group and operate independently in high-end threat environments.
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Life support: The Navy’s struggle to define an LCS bare minimum
The littoral combat ship is caught between the Navy’s shifting requirements, politics and the realities of a strained and shrinking industrial base.
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Navy struggles with approach to fix crippled destroyer Fitzgerald, as investigation continues
The collision off Japan that claimed the lives of seven sailors on the destroyer Fitzgerald punched a hole large enough to drive a tractor trailer through, leaving the Navy with the considerable task of putting the crippled destroyer back together again.
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Russian military ‘harassed’ US-flagged merchant ship in the Baltic ahead of exercises
The Russian military has been accused of harassing a U.S.-flagged cargo ship carrying equipment for an annual military exercise in the Baltic region that wrapped up Friday.
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House Armed Services Committee wants US Navy to replace its Reserve Hornets
The U.S. Navy Reserve’s F/A-18A+ Hornets are relics of the Reagan era, but the fleet still uses them to play the bad guy in air-to-air combat simulations. Now the House Armed Services Committee wants the U.S. Navy to plan on replacing them, according to a version of the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act released Monday.
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US Navy ballistic missile intercept test fails
The U.S. Navy conducted a failed ballistic missile intercept Wednesday with its SM-3 Block IIA off the coast of Hawaii.
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Republican lawmakers set to introduce legislation calling for a 355-ship Navy
Two key Republican lawmakers are set to unveil legislation Thursday that will make it national policy to maintain a 355-ship navy, according to a draft of the legislation obtained by Defense News.
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US Navy releases video of encounter with Iranian patrol boat
The U.S. Navy released video Tuesday of a close encounter between an Iranian and U.S. Navy patrol boats, which prompted the patrol craft Thunderbolt to fire warning shots.
-
A 355-ship Navy? We’ll see, says Trump’s Navy secretary pick
The man U.S. President Donald Trump chose to lead the Navy he pledged to build up to 350 ships doesn’t sound confident that its going to happen.
-
Exclusive interview: The Navy’s surface warfare director talks frigate requirements
The U.S. Navy’s requirements for a new guided-missile frigate hit the street Monday, with a request for information that blew the competition for the new ship design wide open. The Navy’s director of surface warfare sat down with Defense News to discuss what he wants out of a new small surface combatant.
-
Frigate competition wide open: Navy specs reveal major design shift
Labeling the ship the FFG(X), the ship will be expected to keep up with the full carrier strike group and operate independently in high-end threat environments.
-
Life support: The Navy’s struggle to define an LCS bare minimum
The littoral combat ship is caught between the Navy’s shifting requirements, politics and the realities of a strained and shrinking industrial base.
-
Navy struggles with approach to fix crippled destroyer Fitzgerald, as investigation continues
The collision off Japan that claimed the lives of seven sailors on the destroyer Fitzgerald punched a hole large enough to drive a tractor trailer through, leaving the Navy with the considerable task of putting the crippled destroyer back together again.
-
Russian military ‘harassed’ US-flagged merchant ship in the Baltic ahead of exercises
The Russian military has been accused of harassing a U.S.-flagged cargo ship carrying equipment for an annual military exercise in the Baltic region that wrapped up Friday.
-
House Armed Services Committee wants US Navy to replace its Reserve Hornets
The U.S. Navy Reserve’s F/A-18A+ Hornets are relics of the Reagan era, but the fleet still uses them to play the bad guy in air-to-air combat simulations. Now the House Armed Services Committee wants the U.S. Navy to plan on replacing them, according to a version of the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act released Monday.
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US Navy ballistic missile intercept test fails
The U.S. Navy conducted a failed ballistic missile intercept Wednesday with its SM-3 Block IIA off the coast of Hawaii.
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Republican lawmakers set to introduce legislation calling for a 355-ship Navy
Two key Republican lawmakers are set to unveil legislation Thursday that will make it national policy to maintain a 355-ship navy, according to a draft of the legislation obtained by Defense News.
