Senate confirms Hung Cao as Navy’s No. 2 civilian
A number of other top civilian positions in the Navy's civilian leadership remain filled by acting officials.
EXCLUSIVE: SECNAV consolidating Navy policy, foreign affairs staff into new role
The new chief of Naval policy will wholly replace what was the deputy undersecretary of the Navy for policy.
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An autonomy blueprint is essential to keep legacy platforms relevant in modern warfare
It’s about improving existing platforms with autonomy, and applying AI, edge computing, quantum encryption, and sensor fusion.
Pentagon, Sikorsky ink $10 billion deal for 99 CH-53K heavy lift helos
The new multi-year buy is the first of its kind for the program of record, which is slated to purchase 200 helicopters in total.
No help from you: Marines’ first Thunderstruck competition tests comms skills in hard places
In a real fight, “if you're detected and you can't move, you will die. If you move and you can't reestablish comms, you will fail,” one officer told Breaking Defense.
White House nominee for Joint Chiefs’ vice chair backs Pentagon budgeting reforms
Marine Corps Gen. Christopher Mahoney also weighed in, carefully, on whether the Navy needs a next-gen fighter jet.
White House taps new STRATCOM chief, No. 2 Marine Corps officer
If confirmed, Navy Vice Adm. Richard Correll will follow Air Force Gen. Anthony Cotton as the combatant commander.
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Constantly evolving aerial threats demand training that adapts accordingly
With potential adversaries no longer predictable, training must move beyond just live exercises and flight simulators.
SECNAV orders new Naval Rapid Capabilities Office, shuts down offices
“The NRCO will serve as the single accountable organization spanning all naval warfare domains, responsible for the rapid assessment, execution, fielding and transition of urgent solutions within a three-year timeframe to ensure U.S. maritime supremacy,” according to a memo signed by John Phelan.
How the CH-53K King Stallion can transform Marine heavy-lift operations
The CH-53K King Stallion is more than just upgraded CH-53E, explains Robbin Laird in this column.
Fire extinguished on US Navy amphib New Orleans, operating near Japan
The cause of the fire is under investigation, as the Navy said two sailors were treated for minor injuries.
Mining for DOGE: Defense budget docs show $11B in ‘efficiencies,’ but what are they?
An analysis by AEI conducted in partnership with Breaking Defense scoured thousands of pages of fiscal 2026 Pentagon budget documents, some of the most definitive accounting yet for DOGE’s impact at the Department of Defense.
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GS Engineering’s REAPr unmanned ground vehicle designed for US Marines
“The Marine Corps wanted basically anything that could be a modular payload on a robot. They wanted a laundry list of capabilities...," said GS Engineering's Traci Webb.
USV maker Seasats says drone came within meters of Chinese warship during Pacific transit
“It’s pretty common to pass within five or 10 miles of a tanker — in the middle of ocean, there’s really not much traffic going on,” said CEO Mike Flanigan. But “for 20 minutes, we basically were shadowed by a Chinese destroyer very closely.”
How to strain your fleet: Inside the Navy’s global training exercise
The Navy invited reporters to Norfolk, Va., to witness parts of Large Scale Exercise 2025, the third iteration of its global training event.
US Navy F-35C crashes in California, pilot ejects safely
The carrier-capable F-35C crashed near Naval Air Station Lemoore in central California Wednesday evening, according to a US Navy spokesperson.