Naval

Next Indonesian president may be boon to military buildup, expert says

It appears Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto could become Indonesia's next president.

V-22 Osprey fleet will fly again, with no fixes but renewed training

The V-22 is allowed to fly again, and the services will each implement their own training and maintenance protocols to get the fleet back to operations.

Pentagon abandons effort to scale down amphibious ship design

The Navy and Marine Corps will move forward with the current Flight II LPD amphibious ship design, rather than a scaled-down, cheaper one DoD pushed for.

Overmatch networking now installed on 3 carrier strike groups

"We're not just experimenting for the sake of experimenting," said Navy Vice Adm. Michael Boyle, commander of the Third Fleet.

Opinion

Rearming US Navy ships at sea is no longer an option, but a necessity

Fortunately, rearming VLS cells at sea is not an impossible engineering problem.

Turkey makes changes to planned TF-2000 air defense ship

Turkey’s navy has unveiled changes to its planned air defense vessel and shared details on the ship’s armaments.

Navy’s surface readiness groups expand waterfront influence

Surface readiness groups are meant to usher ships through maintenance and basic training, as well as provide other assistance and oversight.

How US Navy leaders see power evolving at ‘dawn of the information age’

The U.S. Navy championed digital weaponry as the decider of future fights in its inaugural cyber strategy, published in November.

Netherlands plans four new air-defense frigates

The current Zeven Provinciën-class frigates came into service between 2002 and 2005 and would need to be replaced in the 2030s.

Continuing resolution could degrade training for future fights

The U.S. military would have to make sacrifices to exercises around the globe if Congress fails to pass an FY24 budget, officials warn.

Indian committee OKs $4 billion buy of BrahMos missiles, more tech

The acquisition package includes cruise missiles, air defense weapons, surveillance radars and fighter jet engines.

Navy expeditionary forces eye counter-drone, offensive unmanned ops

Navy Expeditionary Combat Command is considering its future -- and that might include offensive drone operations.

Senate confirms Paparo as new INDOPACOM commander

The move came without objection in a voice vote late Wednesday night.

Australia to more than double naval surface fleet, grow defense budget

The Royal Australian Navy will have its largest fleet since the end of World War II if it implements recommendations from a new independent review.

Continuing resolution would slow military modernization, services warn

The Navy, for example, would have $26 billion in the wrong places, and would need Congress to approve $13 billion in formal reprogrammings.

NASSCO readying for one program’s end, downturn in repair workload

NASSCO is looking for new work to follow behind the soon-to-end Expeditionary Sea Base program, and is also hoping for an uptick in repair workload.