What’s killing the US Navy’s air wing? May 7, 2019
By: David B. Larter A sailor runs inspections atop an F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet aboard the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt. (Ted Aljibe/AFP via Getty Images) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy is … More
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US Marines turned a warship into an F-35 ‘Lightning carrier’ in a test to boost US power April 15, 2019
Ryan Pickrell The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Barker The Navy and the Marines loaded up an amphibious assault ship with … More
Is military aviation getting any safer? New mishap data shows mixed results. April 9, 2019
By: Tara Copp Thirty-eight pilots and crew were killed in aviation accidents in fiscal year 2018, a six-year high. Above, a string of deadly accidents last spring killed 25 air crew … More
Retiring the Truman Early Is a Necessary Strategic Decision March 22, 2019
By Captain Robert C. Rubel, U.S. Navy (Retired) March 2019 Proceedings Vol. 145/3/1,393 If one had the wherewithal to do everything and there was no competition, strategy would hardly be … More
Legal storm clouds gather over Diego Garcia March 8, 2019
An aerial view of America’s leased Diego Garcia military base in the Indian Ocean. Photo: Facebook ByBERTIL LINTNER, CHIANG MAI An International Court of Justice advisory could eventually upend America’s long-held … More
Report: U.S. Carriers Need New Lethal Unmanned Aircraft, New Fighter to Stay Relevant March 6, 2019
By: Sam LaGrone X-47B Salty Dog 501 flies over USS Theodore Roosevelt on Aug. 17, 2014. US Naval Institute Photo WASHINGTON, D.C. — To keep U.S. carriers relevant into the 21st … More
Nothing Projects Power Like an Aircraft Carrier. Does the Pentagon Think Otherwise? March 4, 2019
New details emerge of how former U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis fought against the Navy’s plan to buy more carriers. BY LARA SELIGMAN The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman … More
Panel: Navy Advancing Tactics, Adding New Weapons to Boost Combat Lethality February 21, 2019
By: Megan Eckstein Sailors load a Harpoon anti-ship cruise missile aboard the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Olympia (SSN 717) as part of the biannual Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) maritime … More