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The world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), departed the Port of Split, Croatia, following a five-day port visit, March 28-April 2.

MONTEREY, Calif. — The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), in collaboration with the Office of Naval Research (ONR), today announced Anduril as the winner of the Tactical Missile Innovation Prize Challenge, for demonstrating a compelling path forward for next-generation tactical missile development.

MONTEREY, Calif. — The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), in collaboration with the Office of Naval Research (ONR), today announced Anduril as the winner of the Tactical Missile Innovation Prize Challenge, for demonstrating a compelling path forward for next-generation tactical missile development.

Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana officially announced the dates and theme for this year’s air show. Scheduled for Sept. 19-20, the show’s lineup will feature the Navy’s flight demonstration team, the Blue Angels, the F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team, the F-35C II Lightning Demonstration Team, and the Rhino Demonstration Team of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106, plus some of the world’s best aerobatic...[Read More]

President Donald Trump disparaged NATO on Wednesday, threatening to walk away from the 32-nation defense bloc over its response to the war in Iran. Asked by The Telegraph whether he would consider pulling the United States out of the alliance after Operation Epic Fury, Trump replied: “Beyond reconsideration.” “I was never swayed by NATO. I always knew they were a paper tiger, and [Russian Presiden...[Read More]

Last week, the Washington Post reported that the United States has launched at least 850 Tomahawk long-range cruise missiles just over one month into Operation Epic Fury, the joint U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. That number far exceeds the missile’s use in previous conflicts, according to an assessment from the Center for Strategic International Studies by Mark Cancian and Chris Park. Though the Depart...[Read More]

A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry, an airborne warning and control system, was among the aircraft damaged in a March 27 Iranian missile and drone attack on Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia — one of several strikes on the installation since Operation Epic Fury began Feb. 28. Two weeks earlier, on March 13, five KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft were damaged on the flight line, two U.S. officials...[Read More]

The world’s largest aircraft carrier is expected to reach an unprecedented deployment of 11 months, the chief of naval operations confirmed Tuesday. Adm. Daryl Caudle said the USS Gerald R. Ford, which is currently sitting at 281 days, would likely see a “record-breaking deployment” while speaking at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. The current record is held by th...[Read More]

For 80 years, the Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM), has supported readiness in ways that feel familiar, dependable and steady. Founded in the aftermath of World War II, NEXCOM’s origins were shaped by a simple but essential challenge: how to reliably support the Navy on land and at sea.

KYIV, Ukraine — While interceptor drones have become one of the most sought-after commodities of the Iran war, Ukrainian officials and defense practitioners are cautioning allies to recognize that the pace of today’s battlefield requires them to buy into an entirely new system of production alongside the endpoint weapon. “Expertise is not a drone, but a skill, a strategy, a system where a drone is...[Read More]