March 7, 2018 New Navy multi-function ship-fired laser attacks drones, conducts ISR The Navy and Lockheed Martin are taking a substantial leap forward with ship-based high-powered laser weapons designed to incinerate enemy drones and also perform ISR missions tracking targets such as incoming enemy cruise missiles, aircraft or ships.
March 6, 2018 F-35 aboard Navy ship in Pacific as US touts new era of ‘up-gunned’ air-sea capability An F-35B Lighting II—which has been called a ‘beastly airplane—landed Sunday on an amphibious assault ship at an undisclosed location in the Pacific, an event the Navy touted as a new era of “up-gunned” air-sea capability, Stars and Stripes reported.
March 4, 2018 DOJ takes new look at ex-Navy sailor's request for presidential pardon The Department of Justice is taking a new look at a former U.S. Navy sailor’s request for a pardon following his release from jail for taking photos of classified areas inside a nuclear submarine, his attorney said.
February 23, 2018 Naval Academy drug ring under investigation: LSD, cocaine allegedly bought on dark web The Navy is investigating allegations of a drug ring at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., involving roughly 10 midshipmen, according to a senior Naval Academy official with knowledge of the investigation.
February 20, 2018 Navy veteran has emotional reunion with stolen service dog A military veteran radiated pure joy after being reunited Monday with his service dog, who was mysteriously stolen after being tied up outside a Colorado restaurant, Fox 31 Denver reported.
February 14, 2018 Admiral says North Korea aiming to reunify Korean Peninsula The senior U.S. Navy officer overseeing military operations in the Pacific says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's long-term goal is to reunify the divided Korean Peninsula under his totalitarian regime.
February 9, 2018 New commander named for US Pacific Fleet President Donald Trump has named Vice Adm. John Aquilino as the new U.S. Pacific Fleet commander.
February 4, 2018 Warren Buffett on hand as Navy commissions newest warship The U.S. Navy on Saturday commissioned its newest warship, the USS Omaha, a futuristic, $440 million vessel named for the Nebraska hometown of billionaire Warren Buffett, who was on hand for the ceremony.
January 30, 2018 US releases raw video of Russian fighter jet buzzing Navy plane in international airspace The U.S. released Tuesday grainy visual footage of a Russian fighter jet that buzzed a Navy spy plane in the Black Sea Monday, the first unsafe incident of its kind since a close encounter nearby in November.
January 29, 2018 Russian fighter jet buzzes US spy plane in Black Sea, Navy says A Russian fighter jet buzzed a US Navy spy plane in the Black Sea on Monday, the first incident of its kind since a close encounter nearby in November.