Military competition in the Arctic has primarily been the province of submarines and air power for almost a century, but with a receding ice cap leaving this previously inaccessible ocean open to surface ships for longer spans, new trade routes are emerging. These new sea lanes, which directly link three continents, promise to dramatically shorten…

Military competition in the Arctic has primarily been the province of submarines and air power for almost a century, but with a receding ice cap leaving this previously inaccessible ocean open to surface ships for longer spans, new trade routes are emerging. These new sea lanes, which directly link three continents, promise to dramatically shorten…

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis warned that there is a need to improve morale in the U.S. military as left-wing policies have taken hold. DeSantis, who served in the Navy, warned on Memorial Day that the military he sees today “is different from the military I served in.” The governor joined the Navy in 2004 before being stationed…

There appears to be growing bipartisan Congressional consensus, and acknowledgment from with the Biden administration, that its shipbuilding plan for the U.S. Navy is headed for an overhaul. The Biden administration’s $886 billion Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) defense budget request includes $842 billion for the Pentagon, which has earmarked $202.5 billion for the Navy, a…

Highly trained U.S. submariners live in tight and tough conditions aboard their nuclear-powered vessels but they’re immensely proud of the dangerous work they do deep below the surface of the sea. Sailors from the USS  (United States Ship) Asheville this week gave politicians, Royal Australian Navy brass, diplomats and journalists a peek into their life aboard…

Lockheed Martin received a contract potentially worth more than $2 billion from the U.S. Navy to integrate hypersonic strike capability into surface ships. The contract involves integrating the conventional prompt strike (CPS) weapon system onto Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyers (DDGs). CPS is a hypersonic boost-glide weapon system enabling long-range missile flight at speeds exceeding Mach…

The U.S. Navy this week relieved two commanders of their duty on Wednesday, citing a loss of confidence in their respective capacities to command. Capt. Michael D. Nordeen, the commander of the amphibious transport Mesa Verde, and Cmdr. Alexa Jenkins, commanding officer of the USS Carney, were relieved, according to the Navy. Nordeen took command…

The U.S. Navy seized thousands of AK-47 rifles after stopping a suspected smuggling vessel on its way from Iran to Yemen, the Navy confirmed Tuesday. The Navy said the USS Chinook deployed a team to a fishing vessel in the Gulf of Oman, discovering a crew of Yemeni nationals. There, naval officials found about 2,116…

While President Joe Biden cheers the economy, warning signs emerge as mortgage rates hit a two-decade high. What do the latest GDP numbers say? Republican Liz Cheney, after being ousted by voters, is now working against Republicans’ efforts to win the majority this November. The Trump critic has just endorsed a Democrat. A China affairs…

A senior U.S. naval commander has warned that Beijing could start a military conflict as soon as this year and that the Indo-pacific needs to be prepared to experience conflict in the near future. Speaking at an event hosted on Oct. 20 by the Atlantic Council in Washington, Admiral Mike Gilday, chief of U.S. naval…