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NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The Pentagon and military services need to make clear to industry, allies and partners what exactly they are striving for when they call for Joint All Domain Command and Control in future conflicts, a senior business executive and defense analyst said Tuesday. Margaret Calomino, senior director of strategy at L3Harris, said […]

Readers respond to articles on the expeditionary advanced base operations (EABO), the Taiwan Strait, and more.

The U.S. Navy Construction Corps—better known as the Seabees—was an unusual beast.

The Marine Corps is expanding its mission set to include operating robots in shallow waters, a first for the service that comes as it prepares to operate on islands in the Indo-Pacific. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal Remotely Operated Vehicle is a box-shaped robot that can navigate in shallow waters, where it will be able to […]

The Navy submitted an abbreviated update to its shipbuilding plans steps back from the focus on 355 ships and instead lays out priorities for a future distributed naval force.

USNI News Search for: Home » Budget Industry » Navy Tries to Cut Four Littoral Combat Ships to Save $186M in FY 22 Budget Navy Tries to Cut Four Littoral Combat Ships to Save $186M in FY 22 Budget May 28, 2021 2:03 PM The crew of USS Little Rock (LCS-9) man the rails during the ship’s commissioning ceremony Dec. 16, 2017 in Buffalo, N.Y. US Navy Photo The Navy wants to cut four Littoral Combat Ships from the fleet as part of a cost-saving measure that will net the service $186 million, acco...

Enormous exercise will combine several new concepts in scenarios up to major combat.

USNI News Berger: War With China Not ‘An Inevitability,’ But Competition Will Endure May 18, 2021 5:02 PM Gen. David Berger, the 38th commandant of the Marine Corps, visits Camp Lejeune, N.C., on May 3, 2021. US Marine Corps Photo While the commandant of the Marine Corps has ushered in a slew of changes to prepare the service for potential conflict in the Indo-Pacific region, Gen. David Berger today emphasized that he does not believe war between the U.S. and China is inevitable. Speaking a...

The chief of naval operations and commandant of the Marine Corps say they are increasingly clear on how they’d want to fight a peer adversary, what attributes would make their forces successful and what platforms they need to equip that force. Now, they just need help from Congress turning that into a budget everyone can […]

Home » Budget Industry » Marines Award BAE Systems $184M for 36 More ACVs, As Pacific-Focused Fielding Continues Marines Award BAE Systems $184M for 36 More ACVs, As Pacific-Focused Fielding Continues February 11, 2021 4:56 PM U.S. Marines with Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch, Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity, drive a new Amphibious Combat Vehicle ashore during low-light surf transit testing at AVTB Beach on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 18, 2019. US Marine Corps...