Maritime Security NSSE 2015
For maritime security experts, there were a lot of lessons learned after the 2012 Republican National Convention (RNC) …
Naval Forces
SSN 785 John Warner on Sea Trials | Video
As the Aug. 1, 2015 commissioning of USS John Warner (SSN 785) nears, Newport News Shipbuilding released this video of …
EA-6B Prowler Ends U.S. Navy Service | Photos
Last week, June 25-27, Electronic Attack Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CVWP), held a three-day Sunset Celebration honoring the retirement of …
“Old Salt” Designation Passes to Vice Adm. Kurt Tidd
The ”Old Salt” designation, honoring the Surface Warfare Officer (SWO) serving on active duty with the earliest Surface …
F-35B Makes First Ski Jump Launch
Once a feat performed only by Harriers, an F-35B makes the first takeoff from a “ski jump,” soon to be …
Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) EMALS Dead Load Sled Launch
Susan Ford Bales, ship’s sponsor and daughter of President Gerald R. Ford, launches a 15,000-pound dead load sled from the …
Flight-Testing of Next-Gen SM-3 Begins
The U.S. Navy and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) launched the Raytheon Company’s Standard Missile 3 Block IIA in …
Navy Awards Raytheon $149 Million for SM-6 Missiles
The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon another $149 million for 74 additional Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) all-up rounds, spares, …
V-1600: The Carrier-Capable F-16 That Wasn’t
Most aviation buffs know the story of how the General Dynamics YF-16 was chosen by the Air Force over …
High-tech Solutions for the Oldest Form of Naval Warfare
Courtesy of Surface SITREP. Republished with the permission of the Surface Navy Association.
Navy combatants are designed for …