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US Navy’s 2020 Budget Opens Debate on Future of the Aircraft Carrier
By Steven Stashwick
Proposals would reduce carrier fleet from 11 to 10 and invest in new capabilities.
US Navy’s New Stealth Destroyer Embarks on ‘First Operational Period at Sea’
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The USS Zumwalt left San Diego on March 8 for its “first operational period at sea.”
US Navy Commissions New Independence-Class Littoral Combat Ship
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The USS Charleston was commissioned on March 2 in South Carolina.
The US Navy’s Carrier-Capable F-35C Stealth Fighter Is Ready for Combat
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The F-35C Lightning II has achieved initial operational capability, the U.S. Navy announced last month.
US Navy Commissions Latest Independence-Class Littoral Combat Ship
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The USS Tulsa was commissioned on February 16 in San Francisco, California.
US Navy Signs $14.9 Billion Contract With Shipbuilder for 2 Supercarriers
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Huntingon Ingalls will construct two additional Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers.
US Defense Firm Boeing Receives $2.4 Billion P-8A Poseidon Contract From US Navy
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Navy has placed an order for 19 P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft under a new contract modification.
US Navy’s Newest F-35B-Carrying Amphibious Assault Ship to Deploy to Japan
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The USSAmerica will be replacing the USS Wasp as the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed amphibious assault ship in the region.
Heads of US and Chinese Navy Meet in Beijing
By Steven Stashwick
Admirals discuss reducing risk in interactions between two navies at-sea.
Flashpoints and Arms Races to Watch in 2019
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Will 2019 see an increased chance for military confrontation in Asia?
Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile Reaches Early Operational Capability on US B-1B Bomber
By Franz-Stefan Gady
U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin has delivered the first set of Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles to the U.S. Air Force.
US Launches Third Zumwalt-Class Guided Missile Destroyer
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The third and last Zumwalt-Class guided missile destroyer was launched on December 9.