Navy
It’s easier to buy new amphibious ships than fix old ones faster, say Navy, Marines
With the average amphib sidelined more than half the time, the services have drawn up a plan to add 9 more instead.
The port-call situation is wearing out Navy warships
Diego Garcia is the only safe place for ships fighting Iran, but the remote atoll can’t provide the maintenance they need.
Navy’s tech playbook serves as ‘toolkit’ for rest of government
The U.S. Navy dramatically upped its use of pilot tech programs, shuttered old technology systems and moved into the modern tech arena—and it is sharing its lessons learned from along the way.
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Are yearlong deployments the Navy’s new normal?
That's what officials are telling sailors' families in Japan, where two destroyers are slated for 12- and 14-month cruises.
Shield AI expects to fly its unmanned fighter jet within months
The Navy is kicking in $150 million to further develop the X-BAT.
Anduril wades into traditional shipbuilding arena with major submarine play
The defense tech company plans to build submarine components at a shipyard outside of Baltimore in which the government will have an approximate 40 percent stake, President Donald Trump said Tuesday.
After 40 days of combat, Navy destroyer returns home
During its 10-month deployment, USS Frank Petersen Jr. warded off scores of Iranian missiles and drones.
The Navy’s public shipyards will take more decades to repair, GAO says
A new report calls for more Congressional oversight of the massive construction projects.
Cold comfort
A Polish naval commando walks into a bar…in the latest Fictional Intelligence column.
Some Navy subs are waiting years for shipyard work, and that’s costing billions of dollars
In the past decade, U.S. attack submarines have spent 41 ship-years idle, GAO found.
Rough waters help firm demo ‘expeditionary manufacturing’ aboard warship
Firestorm Labs says it 3D-printed thousands of parts as waves buffeted USS Essex.
HII’s sea drone business is growing, but revenue is ‘modest,’ CEO says
The company recently booked a yearlong production contract extension for its underwater drone, Lionfish.
The German navy can’t get enough P-8 patrol aircraft
The service is building out its ability to track Russian naval activity in the High North.
Can new drones, 3D printers defeat distance’s tyranny? RIMPAC aims to find out
“This is Uber for manufacturing delivered at the speed of Amazon, for the highest quality of parts,” Marine Lt. Col. Michael Radigan told reporters.
Navy teases next step in key drone boat program
A request for prototypes is expected in August.
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Philippine exercise showcased Marine Littoral Regiment’s growth
3rd MLR "basically did exactly what it was designed to do,” Col. Gabe Diana said.
RIMPAC kicks off in Hawaii with a focus on experimentation
The theme of this edition of the biennial exercise is “partners: integrated and prepared.”
Navy preps science-and-tech strategy built for speed and focus
Two service leaders in technology development spoke at the Defense One Tech Summit.
