Navy accepts delivery of $12.9B Gerald R. Ford
By Kevin Green NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — The US Navy is one step closer to unleashing its newest carrier. Navy officials on Thursday announced that the $12.9 billion … More
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U.S. Conducting Dual Carrier-Ops Off Korean Peninsula Amidst Chinese Concern
By: Sam LaGrone F/A-18 Super Hornet flies by the flight deck of the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) on May 27, 2017. US Navy Photo The U.S. … More
Bush Carrier Strike Group starts its long trip home
By: David B. Larter The carrier George H.W. Bush and her escorts are officially on the back-end of their deployment to the Middle East and Europe after breaking off from … More
Naval officer takes over F-35 program as Bogdan retires
By: Valerie Insinna WASHINGTON — Leadership of the F-35 program passed from the Air Force to the Navy on Thursday, as the joint program office looks toward wrapping up the … More
Trump’s First Defense Budget Has North Korea Written All Over It
BY PATRICK TUCKER Donald Trump’s first defense-budget request contains large increases for weapons intended to shoot down North Korean missiles or even attack them on their launchers. The budget bumps … More
US Navy’s FY18 budget: Steady as she goes
By: Christopher P. Cavas WASHINGTON — Judging by the number of ships, aircraft and weapons the Pentagon wants to buy in 2018, there are no significant differences between the Trump administration’s proposed … More
Buying 3 carriers at once could save $1.5 billion, cut 2 years off production, shipyard says
By Brock Vergakis, The Virginian-Pilot NEWPORT NEWS The only shipyard to build aircraft carriers in the United States says the Navy’s vision for building them more frequently could save $1.5 … More
A switch in the wrong position caused Oceana’s largest ever jet-fuel spill, Navy says
By Courtney Maebus, The Virginian-Pilot VIRGINIA BEACH An incorrectly positioned switch that routed jet fuel into a tank that was too small and overflowed for hours appears to be the … More