July 10, 2020 Navy announces first Black female Tactical Aircraft pilot The U.S. Navy announced its first Black female Tactical Aircraft pilot Thursday.
July 9, 2020 Navy updates coronavirus policy to allow church attendance, 'major victory' for religious liberty advocates The Navy updated its coronavirus restrictions policy to allow service members to attend houses of worship after chaplains and a religious liberty law firm complained last week alleging the temporary orders were being unlawfully applied.
July 6, 2020 Navy updates order after religious freedom complaint from law firm, chaplains The Navy updated its coronavirus restrictions after chaplains and a religious liberty law firm complained last week alleging that service members were being unlawfully prohibited from attending indoor religious services.
June 29, 2020 Navy bans troops from indoor religious services but permits protests and house parties, law firm says The Navy is banning service members from attending indoor religious services due to the coronavirus and troops could be court-martialed as punishment, a religious freedom law firm tells Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ.
June 25, 2020 Lasers, AI and drones likely to inform Navy concept for new 2030 destroyer Maybe it will take out missiles beyond the earth’s atmosphere, incinerate targets well beyond the horizon with high-powered laser weapons and instantly stop a multi-faceted series of incoming attacks all at the same time? Perhaps it will use AI-empowered algorithms to launch a large fleet of networked surface, air and undersea drones, able to launch coordinated attacks at long ranges?
June 25, 2020 Navy ships stuck at sea amid coronavirus pandemic break 161-day record Two ships blew a previous Navy deployment record out of the water on Thursday by remaining at sea for 161 days straight to limit crew members' exposure to the coronavirus.Â
June 24, 2020 Pentagon 2020 space strategy calls for new weapons To say the Pentagon is massively emphasizing space war would be an understatement. This focus has clearly emerged from its newly released 2020 Defense Space Strategy Summary.
June 22, 2020 Navy brings massive carrier power to Taiwan Strait, South China Sea The U.S. Navy is now operating three aircraft carriers in the Pacific in what appears to be a strong show of force following Chinese movements and comments regarding Taiwan and the South China Sea. ​​​​​​​
June 19, 2020 New Navy USS Ford carrier launches armed fighter jets in war drill The Navy is preparing the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier for major warfare on the open seas, by launching F/A-18 Super Hornets and helicopters equipped with ordnance for combat missions from its deck.
June 17, 2020 US Navy sailors' Bahrain sex-trafficking scandal exposed in new report A new report is shedding more light on the bombshell 2017 Navy sex trafficking scandal in Bahrain, which allegedly involved sailors housing and pimping Thai prostitutes in their taxpayer-funded apartments.