US Navy ends USS Boise submarine overhaul after price tag soarsThe U.S. Navy began a maintenance overhaul on the USS Boise in 2024 for $1.2 billion.By Riley Ceder9 days ago
Minesweeping technology in the Middle East is ‘a very good package,’ Caudle saysThe U.S. Navy has three Independence-class littoral combat ships with a mine countermeasures mission package homeported in the Middle East.By Riley Ceder3 weeks ago
US Navy commissions fast-attack submarine USS Massachusetts The newest addition to the U.S. Navy fleet is the 12th Virginia-class submarine and the fifth vessel to be named after the U.S. state.By Riley Ceder3 weeks ago
Coast Guard relieves commander of Alaska-based cutter The Coast Guard temporarily relieved the commander of the fast response cutter Douglas Denman, based in Ketchikan, Alaska, on Monday.By Patricia Kime4 weeks ago
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 Ceder4 weeks ago
Two US counter-mine ships based in the Middle East are now in Singapore, Navy saysThe USS Santa Barbara and USS Tulsa, which are homeported in Bahrain, arrived in Singapore this week. By Riley Ceder4 weeks ago