May 3, 2016 Sunken Aircraft Carrier Rediscovered off California Coast Scientists have rediscovered a mostly intact World War II-era U.S. aircraft carrier used in atomic bomb tests and then sunk at a secret location off the Northern California coast decades ago.
May 3, 2016 Slain Navy Commander's Wife Portrayed as Scheming for Insurance An emotionless Yolinda Doss turned to Orange Park police Det. Cody Monroe at the viewing for her slain Navy husband and made a request suggesting a gesture of love.
May 3, 2016 Navy Secretary Says Future Navy Fighter Planes Will Be Unmanned Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will likely be the last manned strike fighter ever flown by the Navy.,Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will likely be the last manned strike fighter ever bought or flown by the Navy.
May 3, 2016 Navy Leaders Defend Task Force Innovation A Deputy Chief of Naval Operations says a task force to spur innovation will not fail as have previous efforts.
May 3, 2016 Navy Will Test its Electromagnetic Rail Gun aboard DDG 1000 The Navy is evaluating whether to mount its new Electromagnetic Rail Gun weapon aboard the high-tech DDG 1000 destroyer by the mid-2020s, service officials said. The DDG 1000’s Integrated Power System provides a large amount of on board electricity sufficient to accommodate the weapon, Capt. Mike Ziv, Program Manager for Directed Energy and Electric Weapon […]
May 3, 2016 USG Shows Off its Optionally-Manned Proteus Mini-Submarine Huntington Ingalls’ Undersea Solutions Group showed off its Proteus mini submarine at the Navy League’s 2015 Sea-Air-Space Exposition. The potent-looking vessel can serve as a unmanned underwater vehicle or a manned swimmer-delivery system. The battery-powered Proteus can carry six combat swimmers 350 to 700 nautical miles, depending on the type of battery used, according to […]
May 3, 2016 3-D Printing Parts and Explosive May Reshape Fleet, Ship's Manning The ability to print a critical part for a ship on a 3-D printer at sea could change the design and manning of future vessels.,Navy leaders said Wednesday at the Navy League's Sea-Air-Space exposition and conference that the Navy is trying to figure out how expansive crews could utilize 3-D printers – a technology that has started to transform maintenance operations in commercial aviation and maritime industries.
May 3, 2016 Traveling to Hawaii, Carter Expected to Leave PACOM Chief in Limbo Carter is expected to leave in limbo the retirement request of the U.S. Pacific Command chief when he visits Hawaii this weekend.,Defense Secretary Ash Carter is expected to leave in limbo the retirement request of the U.S. Pacific Command chief when he visits Hawaii this weekend, a Pentagon official said.
May 3, 2016 Navy Prepares Amphibs for F-35B’s First Deployment in 2018 The Navy and Marine Corps are preparing their amphibious assault ships for the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter’s first ever deployment slated for 2018.
May 3, 2016 Tomahawk Cruise Missile Hits Moving Ship Target The Navy is moving closer to having a sea-launched, anti-ship cruise missile able to change course in flight and hit moving ship targets from distances up to 1,000 miles, according to two recent Tomahawk Block IV tests at China Lake, California. “The USS Kidd, one of our guided missile destroyers, launched a Tomahawk missile that […]