US Navy leaders embrace Trump-class battleships
U.S. Navy leaders speaking at a military conference this week outlined what they described as the strategic opportunities of the recently announced Trump-class battleships and why the service is embracing the development. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle, speaking at the 38th Annual Surface Navy Association National Symposium in Arlington, Virginia, on Wednesday, explained that he under...[Read More]
US Navy leaders embrace Trump-class battleships
U.S. Navy leaders speaking at a military conference this week outlined what they described as the strategic opportunities of the recently announced Trump-class battleships and why the service is embracing the development. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle, speaking at the 38th Annual Surface Navy Association National Symposium in Arlington, Virginia, on Wednesday, explained that he under...[Read More]
Lunday becomes US Coast Guard’s 28th commandant
Adm. Kevin Lunday was sworn in Thursday as the U.S. Coast Guard’s 28th commandant, nearly a year after he had been acting in the role. Lunday takes the service’s helm at a time of great transformation: The Coast Guard has embarked on a modernization plan that aims to grow the force by 15,000 and expand its capabilities through acquisitions and technology, while it also is actively engaged in signi...[Read More]
Lockheed delivered record 191 F-35s as it cleared out TR-3 backlog
Lockheed Martin delivered 191 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters last year, according to the company, the highest yearly amount in the program’s history, as the major defense contractor worked to clear out a backlog of previously undelivered jets. The total far surpassed the previous record of 142 F-35s for 2021. It follows two slower years for F-35 deliveries — 98 in 2023 and 110 in 2024 — that were due ...[Read More]
US seizes sixth sanctioned tanker it says has ties to Venezuela
U.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea have seized another sanctioned oil tanker that the Trump administration says has ties to Venezuela, part of a broader U.S. effort to take control of the South American country’s oil. The U.S. Coast Guard boarded the tanker, named Veronica, early Thursday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrote on social media. The ship had previously passed through Venezuela...[Read More]
US seizes sixth sanctioned tanker it says has ties to Venezuela
U.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea have seized another sanctioned oil tanker that the Trump administration says has ties to Venezuela, part of a broader U.S. effort to take control of the South American country’s oil. The U.S. Coast Guard boarded the tanker, named Veronica, early Thursday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrote on social media. The ship had previously passed through Venezuela...[Read More]
Naval Station Norfolk sailor found dead in building
A sailor located at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, was discovered dead inside the command’s building on Friday, the Navy said. Fire Controlman 1st Class Alonzo Tablet Martin Jr., the deceased party, was an instructor at Surface Combat Systems Training Command Detachment Middle Atlantic, according to an emailed statement from Cmdr. Laura K. Stegherr, spokesperson for Naval Education and Training ...[Read More]
Female troops bristle at Pentagon’s review of combat roles
This much we know: at least 154 women have earned the vaunted black-and-gold Ranger tab, according to U.S. Army data from early 2025. Ranger School is designed to push soldiers to their limits. It demands peak performance while sleep deprived and hungry. A swim test conducted in full uniform. A five-mile run in no more than 40 minutes. A 12-mile foot march lugging a 35-pound rucksack. And that’s j...[Read More]
Gunner killed off Guadalcanal accounted for after 82 years
It has been 82 years since Staff Sgt. Nicholas J. Governale crashed into the sea off the coast of Guadalcanal. Now, the gunner is coming home. First accounted for on May 15, 2025, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced on Tuesday the full details of the 22-year-old U.S. Army Air Forces gunner. A member of the 69th Bombardment Squadron, 42d Bombardment Group (Medium), Governale was killed ...[Read More]
‘Department of War’ rebrand could cost up to $125 million, CBO says
The Trump administration’s effort to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War could cost taxpayers anywhere from $10 million to $125 million, according to an analysis released by the Congressional Budget Office on Wednesday. The 11-page report said a “modest implementation” of the name change would cost about $10 million. But that figure could rise up to $125 million if the new mo...[Read More]
‘Department of War’ rebrand could cost up to $125 million, CBO says
The Trump administration’s effort to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War could cost taxpayers anywhere from $10 million to $125 million, according to an analysis released by the Congressional Budget Office on Wednesday. The 11-page report said a “modest implementation” of the name change would cost about $10 million. But that figure could rise up to $125 million if the new mo...[Read More]
Saildrone, Lockheed to place missile launchers on naval drones
MILAN— Saildrone will equip its unmanned surface vessels with strike missiles made by Lockheed Martin, the drone company announced this week. The collaboration comes in response to a call by global navies for more armed naval drones, according to Saildrone. The 20-meter Saildrone Surveyor vessel will boast the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) launcher manufactured by the U.S. defense giant. “We ...[Read More]