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The U.S.- led military coalition needs to keep military pressure on the Islamic State even after the American withdrawal from Syria. And the U.S. needs to be prepared to still provide $4 billion yearly to Kabul after a troop drawdown in Afghanistan, U.S. Central Command commander Army Gen. ...

This post was updated to include a statement from U.S. Fleet Forces Command. A U.S. guided-missile cruiser andР’В NavyР’В resupply ship have collided off the coast of Florida during a training exercise on Tuesday, USNI News has learned. ...

The Navy's AN/SPY-6(V)1 Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) completed its final round of developmental testing having successfullyР’В trackedР’В its 15th ballistic missile target. During the Jan. 31 test in Hawaii, theР’В SPY-6Р’В searched, ...

The following is the Office of the Director, Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E) 2017 annual report. It was released in late January 2019. From the Report The freedom and security of our nation depends on the lethality and readiness of our military. Our warfighters must be prepared for combat, ...

These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy's deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Feb. 4, 2019, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, ...

USS South Dakota (SSN-790) joined the fleet Saturday as the 17th Virginia-class fast-attack submarine during a commissioningР’В ceremony in Groton, Conn. 'South Dakota was built to be on scene and unseen, forward-deployed and ready to take the fight to our adversaries and protect our shores here, ...

The Navy held a sundown ceremony on Friday for its last operational F-18 Hornet squadron, with the 'Blue Blasters' of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 34 taking their last flight over Naval Air Station Oceana before transitioning to newer jets. The Navy has flown the Hornet since 1978, ...

On Feb. 2, 2019, eight naval aviators based out of Naval Air Station Oceana, Va. flew four F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighters in the first 'missing woman' formation to honor the passing of the first female U.S. Navy jet pilot, Capt. Rosemary Mariner. The following is a U.S. ...

ABOARD USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN, IN THE VIRGINIA CAPES OPERATING AREA РІР‚' When the sailors of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group leave Naval Station Norfolk for deployment this spring, ...

Defense officials routinely tout the hypersonic weapons they hope to develop and field,Р’В but Raytheon's leadership sees anti-hypersonic defensive technology as the better long-term business bet. Raytheon is very interested in expanding its hypersonics business, ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. РІР‚' Defense analysts expect President Donald Trump's Fiscal Year 2020 national security budget will requestР’В about $750 billion, a funding level they consider barely enough to sustain the Pentagon's current operations. ...

THE PENTAGON РІР‚' The Navy awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding a contract for two aircraft carriers, the first of its kind since the 1980s Thursday's contract modification isР’В worth $14.9 billion to cover remaining ship design and construction costs of CVNs 80 and 81. ...

A memorial to the 129 men who lost their lives aboard submarine USS Thresher (SSN-593) in 1963 will be dedicated this fall at Arlington National Cemetery, after a six-year campaign to win the Army's approval for the project. Kevin Galeaz, ...

ABOARD USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN, IN THE VIRGINIA CAPES OPERATING AREA РІР‚' The Navy's approach to information warfare continues to mature, ...

General Dynamics Corp. plans to invest $1 billion in 2019 in upgrading and retooling its manufacturing operations company-wide, with a focus on its growing submarine construction business. A plurality of this year's capital expenditures РІР‚' the reinvestment in manufacturing operations, ...

The Navy will say goodbye to its first female fighter pilot with its first all-female flyover, the service told USNI News on Wednesday. Retired Capt. Rosemary Mariner, who served in the Navy from 1973 to 1997, had a career full of firsts: ...

The Navy still doesn't know how badly a November fire damaged guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG-79) whileР’В the ship was in a yard forР’В a $41.6-million modernization period. ...

ABOARD USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN, IN THE VIRGINIA CAPES OPERATING AREA РІР‚' The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway for pre-deployment trainingР’В after reaping the benefits of several high-end training opportunities in the last several months. ...

Lockheed Martin is committed to producing the F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter for $80 million each by next year and further reducing the overall program costs as part of the next production contract negotiations with the Department of Defense, the company said on Tuesday In 2022, ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. РІР‚' The Navy's top officer stressed the importance of his personal relationship with his Chinese Navy counterpart and in continuing a dialogue to minimize the risks from the obvious tensions between the two most powerful Pacific naval forces. ...