Merchant Marine Academy Closed Due to Government Shutdown
The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) website has a simple message: “Due to a lapse in funding, the U.S. Merchant …
Naval Forces
Destroyer Zumwalt’s Christening Delayed
The world’s most advanced surface combatant will stay high and dry for the time being, thanks to the government shutdown.…
V-22 Osprey Aerial Refueling Flight
The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey recently completed an initial aerial refueling test flight with an F/A-18C and an F/A-18D Hornet. …
HMS Duncan Is the Sixth, and Last, Type 45 Destroyer
The Royal Navy welcomed its newest, and last, Type 45 guided-missile destroyer on Sept. 26, 2013. HMS Duncan (D37) was …
Autonomous Aerial Refueling (AAR) Demo Aims To Hit the Basket
Later this fall, the U.S. Navy and its industry partner, Northrop Grumman, hope to demonstrate that an unmanned aircraft borrowing …
VFA-101 and the F-35C
With the reconstitution of the U.S. Navy‘s VFA-101 “Grim Reapers” squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Lockheed Martin spoke …
Navy’s VFA-101 Stands Up at Eglin
The Navy officially reconstituted the famed VFA-101 “Grim Reapers” squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., on Tuesday, Oct. 2, …
Adm. Sir Andrew Browne Cunningham and His Appointment as First Sea Lord
When Admiral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound, First Sea Lord, resigned for reasons of health shortly after the Quadrant …
LRASM: Long Range Maritime Strike for Air-Sea Battle
The U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy have, for a number of years now, been developing the “Air-Sea Battle” (ASB) …
Aegis Ballistic Missile Test With USS Lake Erie (CG 70)
A video released by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) shows the successful flight test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense …