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USS Zumwalt to receive hypersonic missile upgrades at HII
The destroyer's modernization period includes installation of the Navy’s Conventional Prompt Strike hypersonic missile system.
By Diana Stancy
Navy vows quality of life reforms for carrier sailors in shipyards
An investigation determined that the working environment for sailors assigned to the George Washington was poor.
By Diana Stancy
Amid hiring boom, defense firms say labor shortage is dragging them down
Labor shortfalls rooted in the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic remain a millstone around the neck of the defense industry, forcing firms to juggle staff, hold job fairs and find workarounds to keep operations running as smoothly as possible.
US unveils $800 million in weapons and equipment, plus training, for Ukraine
Here are the weapons and systems heading to Ukraine under a new American aid package.
Navy accepts future attack sub Montana, dock ship Fort Lauderdale
The Navy has gained two future ships.
By Diana Stancy
As US Navy rethinks its fleet, Ingalls Shipbuilding faces uncertain future
Over the past three years, the U.S. Navy has tightened its budget and changed its requirements, making the future look far less rosy for a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries.
Huntington Ingalls CEO: We’re not enforcing vaccine mandate
Huntington Ingalls Industries says it is not forcing out employees who refuse the coronavirus vaccine.
Defense firms quietly resume political giving after post-insurrection pause
Defense companies have slowly ramped up their political donations to the Republicans they once purported to shun over a refusal to acknowledge President Joe Biden’s 2020 election win.
By Joe Gould
Sea power backers propose $25 billion to fix US shipyards
The introduction of the 11-page Shipyard Act comes after President Joe Biden proposed a $2.25 trillion infrastructure package and Republicans made a $568 billion counteroffer.
By Joe Gould
Sen. Jack Reed is a quiet professional. If Democrats win the Senate, he’ll be front and center.
With Democrats fighting to retake the Senate and the White House in the Nov. 3 elections, Sen. Jack Reed is favored to move into one of Congress' most visible positions and become a major defense figure for his party ― and just as the military’s transition toward competition with China and Russia is gaining momentum.
By Joe Gould
USS Montana submarine christened in virtual ceremony
The U.S. Navy recently christened its newest nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine, the USS Montana, at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia in a ceremony that featured some flavor of the Big Sky state.
By Phil Drake, Great Falls (Mont.) Tribune via the AP