Policy

Brand New Marine One Helicopter To Make Debut at Trump’s July 4th Parade

Other aircraft slated to fly over include the B-2 stealth bomber, F-22 Raptor and Air Force One.

Science & Tech

How AI Will Transform Anti-Submarine Warfare

New Navy projects seek to capture more data about the oceans’ depths — then train computers to out-think human captains.

Ideas

We Don’t Need Airstrikes to Restore Deterrence in the Strait of Hormuz

Recent history shows that a restrained, multilateral military response can help restore stability.

Threats

These Are the US Military Bases Most Threatened by Climate Change

The belated lists arrived just ahead of a GAO report that says the Pentagon is failing to use climate projections in planning.

Ideas

The Eastern Mediterranean Needs More US Warships

Regional tensions and distracted allies underscore the need for more naval presence.

Ideas

Naval Task Groups Are Proliferating in the Indo-Pacific

France’s aircraft carrier is back in the region, leading a small flotilla, and it’s not alone.

Ideas

A Stain on the Honor of the Navy

In acceding to a White House request to cover the name of the USS John S. McCain, officers and officials revealed a rot within the service.

Ideas

The US Navy Didn’t Take My Reporting Seriously

Emails obtained using a FOIA request reveal how naval officers really feel about critical reporting.

Defense Systems

Navy considers penalties for bad cyber behavior

The Navy is looking at punitive measures for careless users to get them to take basic cyber hygiene seriously.

Science & Tech

Don’t Expect the US Military’s Next Fighter to Be Joint

While the Navy’s and Air Force’s next tactical jet might share some capabilities, a Navy official says, they won’t share an airframe.

Science & Tech

Robots and Lasers Are Bringing Shipbuilding into the Digital Age

Even decades-old aircraft carriers are being mapped onto digital models at Newport News Shipbuilding.

Science & Tech

Here's the US Navy’s Drone Tanker, on the Road

A test prototype of Boeing’s MQ-25 carrier-based refueling aircraft gets a ride to its test airfield.

Defense Systems

Navy could add new cyber leadership slot

Navy Secretary Richard Spencer says adding a new assistant secretary for cybersecurity and tightening contractors' security practices are top priorities for 2020.

Ideas

It’s Time To Make Data Strategic For Our Navy

The U.S. Navy’s future lethality depends on a new digital culture.

Science & Tech

The Navy Is Assembling a Hacker Team to Fight Off Small Drones

Engineers, researchers, and hackers will seek ways to protect warships and bases from hobby-type drones modified to kill.

Science & Tech

Top Navy Admiral Warns of Cyber Attacks Against Brass

CNO says that’s why the service stopped publishing promotion lists in October.

Ideas

Does USS Truman’s Early Retirement Herald a New War on Carriers?

Whatever the promise of emerging technologies, combatant commanders still want more floating mobile airfields.

Threats

State of Defense 2019: Special Report

Our annual service-by-service look at the U.S. military finds the shift to great-power competition dogged by some old problems and some very new ones.