House pushes Navy to nail down battleship design details
Multiple lawmakers have questioned the value of the battleship in recent weeks, often citing the expected cost of the vessel.
Strait of Hormuz escort missions would ‘exceed’ Navy’s capacity, CNO says
President Donald Trump had floated the idea of a naval escort months ago, but Adm. Daryl Caudle said today it would be a "very challenging mission."
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How drones can navigate without GPS
Absolute positioning is critical in contested and denied environments.
Navy, Marine Corps back longer amphib readiness cycles, request more ships
The Navy currently utilizes a 36-month Optimized Fleet Response Plan (OFRP), but leaders want to stretch it to 56 months.
Gerald R. Ford to return from historic deployment on Saturday: CNO
Aircraft from Carrier Air Wing 8 embarked on the Ford returned to their home naval air stations on Monday.
After Middle East ops, Navy to start feeling funding crunch this summer: CNO
The aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford is expected to face increased maintenance due to its extended deployment.
Trump-class Battleship will get same nuclear reactor as Ford aircraft carrier
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle confirmed the battleship would share several design features with the USS Ford.
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Shaping the future of airpower in the Indo-Pacific: GA-ASI’s revolutionary approach
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been the trailblazer in the UAS revolution for over three decades.
Navy, Marine Corps weighing force generation model revamp for amphibs
Navy and Marine Corps leaders said they are considering shaking up the 36-month Optimized Fleet Response plan, in lieu of a longer cycle that can accommodate two deployments.
F/A-XX fighter downselect coming in August: CNO
The competition for the Navy's sixth-generation fighter contract has narrowed to Northrop Grumman and Boeing.
Navy to mothball USS Boise, capping off years of maintenance challenges
The Navy said the decision to mothball the Boise aligns with a broader, “data-driven initiative” that aims to enhance the composition of the Navy’s fleet.
‘Of course’ Navy leader ‘concerned’ that Iran conflict diminishes US ability to deter China
“It's a mathematical certainty that if you consume a fixed resource, then your ability to bring that to bear on another problem set is diminished by the amount you subtract it,” Adm. Daryl Caudle said.
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Accelerating space power through software-defined mission dominance
As space threats continue to evolve, existing satellites need new capabilities to defend and protect, even after launch.
The Navy’s ‘Fighting Instructions’ fails its own test
Adm. Daryl Caudle’s Fighting Instructions aims to guide the Navy’s future, but it does not make the tradeoffs or force-design decisions a true strategy requires, Bruce Stubbs writes.
Navy advances plans to reshuffle traditional carrier strike group model
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle’s tailored force initiative is embedded in his new “Fighting Instructions” guidance released on Monday that outlines how the Navy plans to organize, train, equip, and fight.
‘Preparing for war:’ At French naval conference, a grim realism
France and its allies need to consider the reality that high-intensity conflict is likely in the near future, top officials said this week.
Navy’s new hedge strategy calls for ‘tailored’ unmanned forces to augment carriers
“We love this conveyor belt of the [carrier] strike group generation process,” Adm. Daryl Caudle said. “Submariners, we do not share that vision. Now there's a submariner at the helm here.”