The US has counter-mine ships homeported in the Middle East. Are they effective?
Some military and defense experts argue the Independence-class littoral combat ship equipped with the MCM mission package falls short of its predecessor.
By Riley Ceder
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Two US counter-mine ships based in the Middle East are now in Singapore, Navy says
The USS Santa Barbara and USS Tulsa, which are homeported in Bahrain, arrived in Singapore this week.
By Riley Ceder
Marine jets depart Yakima airport after emergency landing
The two U.S. Marine Corps Harrier jets took off on Monday to return to the Whidbey Island Naval Air Station.
Weaponization of unmanned Fire Scout helicopter ‘on hiatus’ until 2023
The Navy doesn't want to weaponize MQ-8C until it finalizes which weapons the littoral combat ship will ultimately carry with it to sea.
By Valerie Insinna
The Navy, once again, soft-pedals its own 355 ship-count assessment
The size of the fleet is not the most important metric of sea power, an admiral said.
By David B. Larter
Navy adds $57 million more to repair damaged destroyer Fitzgerald
The U.S. Navy is adding another $57 million to what it’s paying a Mississippi shipyard to repair a destroyer damaged in a June collision that killed seven sailors.
MEDAL: Underwater discoveries help us remember history, honor the fallen
The crew of the Research Vessel Petrel, led by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, is on a roll.
By Military Times Editors
Lawmakers criticize Navy’s plan to retire one of two hospital ships
Members of Congress called the Navy's proposal to retire one of its two hospital ships a "strategic mistake."
By Nicole Bauke
100 years later, the question remains: What happened to the USS Cyclops?
The coal hauler ship disappeared 100 years ago this month. What happened to the massive ship and its 309-man crew remains an unsolved mystery.
Republicans jeopardizing Pentagon budget boost, lawmaker says
The Pentagon’s two-year budget boost may unravel next year if Republicans fiddle with the domestic side of the deal, the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee has warned.
By Joe Gould
Civilian employee critically injured aboard USS San Francisco
Authorities say a civilian employee was critically injured aboard the USS San Francisco.
Pentagon 2019 budget: Here's what the military wants to buy
President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2019 budget request includes planes, ships, trucks and many, many bombs.
By Tara Copp, AP