In 2024, will the Navy again reassess increasing demands on the surface force?
The conflict in Gaza has drawn the US Navy's surface forces into an extended missile and drone defense mission to support the Israeli Defense Forces.
In 2023, the Navy’s ‘silent service’ started making noise
The advent of AUKUS has brought the Navy's submarine community into the national spotlight and that has led it to breakaway from its historical silence.
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Knowing when to build on commercial systems and when to develop something new can be the difference between parity and information dominance.
5 stories from 2023 on the historic AUKUS security pact
Even before the big announcement from the heads of state in March, 2023 has been filled with AUKUS news.
House passes NDAA, ducking culture wars, sending bill to White House
The $886 billion policy bill will go to President Joe Biden's desk for final signature, but final passage of the annual spending bills remains unclear.
Strong Senate majority passes National Defense Authorization Act for FY24
After an 87 to 13 vote in the Senate, the defense policy bill makes its way to a chaotic House.
Global conflicts spur a ‘race’ to develop, field electronic warfare systems: Navy secretary
"It is imperative that we, in concert with our allies and partners, remain committed to prioritizing our warfighters’ freedom of action and ability to achieve spectrum superiority," Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said, citing the prominence of EW capabilities in Ukraine and the Middle East.
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GPS: Still the gold standard in global navigation
The GPS network continues to prove its unmatched reliability, and it’s only getting stronger.
Lockheed announces successful test of helo-mounted, Navy-bound electronic warfare system
The AOEW is designed to work independently or in conjunction with shipboard systems to protect vessels from incoming missiles.
AUKUS, JADC2, planes and tanks: What’s in the draft $874.2B NDAA
From the future of Space Command’s headquarters to the Army’s hopes for the Chinook, here are updates on a few key provisions in a draft version of the defense policy bill.
It’s (mostly) ‘over’: Tuberville lifts hold on military nominations, except some key 4-star posts
Though hundreds of officers now appear to have a path to confirmation, officers up for positions like the head of Indo-Pacific Command and US Cyber Command remain in limbo.
Austin, AUKUS partners announce Pillar II plans: Maritime exercises, DIU challenges, industry forums
The State Department also cleared a potential sale of $2 billion-worth of training-related equipment to Australia for the nuclear-powered submarine portion of the AUKUS arrangement known as Pillar I.
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Keeping sensitive information safe in a new AI era
Why edge and endpoint security can’t be an afterthought.
Coast Guard cutter program’s third phase could see rematch between Austal, Eastern Shipbuilding
"All I want is ships as fast as I can get them,” said Rear Adm. Chad Jacoby when asked about maintaining two shipbuilders for the Offshore Patrol Cutter program.
New Navy office to dismantle nuclear carriers has ‘a century’ of work ahead: Admiral
Breaking Defense previously reported on the monumental task facing the Navy in the first-ever dismantling of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
‘Critical state’: Top Royal Canadian Navy officer sounds alarm on fleet’s readiness
Vice Adm. Angus Topshee in a video posted Monday said the problems plaguing his fleet threaten the service's ability to meet its obligations next year and "beyond."
Navy publishes first cyber strategy, prioritizing defense of ‘information ecosystem’
The document's release comes several months later than expected and lays out seven lines of effort, including partnering with industry.