Allies, Partners Central to U.S. Integrated Deterrence Effort
By C. Todd Lopez Both Russia and China figure heavily into the content of the 2022 National Defense Strategy, which was released in October. Within the strategy, integrated deterrence —…
PT PAL Indonesia Signs Accord With UAE at IDEX 2023
PT PAL Indonesia has again strengthened its role as a marine defense industry in the international arena. Still in the series of the International Defense Exhibition & Conference (IDEX) 2023…
Department of the Navy FY 2024 President’s Budget
The Department of the Navy’s (DON) FY 2024 President’s Budget (PB24) request is $255.8B, an increase of $11.1B or 4.5% from the FY 2023 enacted budget. The PB24 request reflects…
KRI Frans Kaisiepo Conducts Joint UNIFIL Training with ITS Andrea Doria
After previously getting outstanding performance from the UNIFIL First Quarter Evaluation Team, the Republic of Indonesia Warship (KRI) Frans Kaisepo-368 which is a member of the Maritime Task Force (MTF)…
USS Dwight D Eisenhower Receives Flight Deck Certification
By Eric Edinger Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) completed its flight deck certification (FDC) Jan. 25, 2023. IKE is preparing for its 2023 deployment by completing…
At The Leading Edge of Unmanned Systems
By Ed Darack One of the premier innovators of the fields of meteorology and oceanography, the Navy is also a trailblazer in unmanned systems, notably METOC’s use of air, sea…
MSC: United We Sail
Military Sealift Command (MSC) is the Naval Component to U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), delivering agile, persistent and innovative maritime logistics solutions to the Navy and joint force. Headquartered in Norfolk,…
USS Arleigh Burke Joins Exercise Joint Warrior 23-1
USS Arleigh Burke joined NATO allies for exercise Joint Warrior 23-1, March 7, 2023. Under the command and control of Commander, Task Force (CTF) 65, the FDNF-E ship will join…
NAVFAC Awards Contract to Replace Dry Dock 3 at Pearl Harbor
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Pacific awarded a $2.8-billion task order under a previously-awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple-award construction contract to Dragados/Hawaiian Dredging/Orion JV, based in Honolulu, Hawaii, to replace Dry…
Cruzeiro de Sul Begins Brazilian Continental Platform Survey
The Hydro-oceanographic Ship (NHo) “Cruzeiro do Sul”, operated by the Hydrography and Navigation Directorate of the Brazilian Navy, docked, this Friday (10th), at the Port of Belém (PA). This is…