Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jim Kilby is now performing the duties of the chief of naval operations after Adm. Lisa Franchetti was removed from the role on Friday night.
Saturday, November 1, 2025
Saturday, November 1, 2025
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Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jim Kilby is now performing the duties of the chief of naval operations after Adm. Lisa Franchetti was removed from the role on Friday night.
The Marine Corps will transition its Long-Range Unmanned Surface Vessel program to the major capability acquisition pathway in fiscal year 2027 following a decision to terminate a middle tier acquisition rapid prototyping effort, according to the latest annual report from the Pentagon's director of operational test and evaluation.
The chairman and ranking member of the House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee are calling on the Defense Department to deliver a legally mandated spending plan for $500 million in submarine industrial base aid contributed by Australia.
The Marine Corps has begun fielding its Amphibious Combat Vehicle to the East Coast, completed the ACV's first overseas deployment and wrapped up contract negotiations over the program's upcoming 30mm cannon variant -- signs of progress in the service's effort to expand fielding of the critical amphibious platform.
Two recent Marine Expeditionary Unit deployments were both marked by amphibious warship readiness problems that, according to the units' commanders, challenged and complicated their missions in the increasingly tense Indo-Pacific and Eastern Mediterranean operating areas.
The Marine Corps has passed its fiscal year 2024 audit, receiving an "unmodified" opinion from independent auditors who reviewed the service's accounting for accuracy, completion and compliance with federal regulations, the service announced today.
The Marine Corps published a new Aviation Plan today, presenting a modernization roadmap dubbed "Project Eagle" which spans the next three future years defense programs -- 15 years in total -- and aims to improve readiness and field new technologies to support operational concepts tied to the service's broader force design pivot.
SAN DIEGO -- The Navy needs industry's help to bridge manning and capability gaps as it embarks on a multibillion-dollar effort to restore critical Indo-Pacific infrastructure that will enable operational readiness and, if needed, support U.S. forces in a war with China.
SAN DIEGO -- The Marine Corps is working to rapidly develop new counter-drone capabilities to protect dismounted Marines from unmanned aerial threats, with plans to field a capability this calendar year, the commanding general of Marine Corps Combat Development Command said today.
SAN DIEGO -- The Trump administration is expected to amend the Pentagon's fiscal year 2026 budget request before it is submitted to Congress, likely increasing both topline spending levels and funding for shipbuilding programs, a House member and Navy official said today.
SAN DIEGO -- The Defense Innovation Unit is in the process of evaluating vendor proposals to deliver a nuclear power source for military installations, according to DIU energy portfolio Director Andrew Higier.
SAN DIEGO -- The Pentagon's Replicator initiative could provide a boost to Pacific Fleet's firepower, according to commander Adm. Stephen Koehler, who today said the rapid fielding effort could fill gaps that will appear as manned vessels equipped with vertical launch cells are retired in the coming years.
The Navy completed a first-of-its-kind test last month when an unmanned surface vessel was refueled without the help of any onboard personnel in a demonstration that marks a step forward for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) program.
Operational restrictions on the V-22 Osprey following multiple deadly crashes may have a counterproductive effect on fleet safety, according to the Marine Corps' top officer, who said groundings and other flight limitations have prevented pilots from training.
Fincantieri Marinette Marine wants to hire about 300 additional workers at its Wisconsin facilities over the next two years for production of the Constellation-class frigate program, according to Chief Executive Officer Mark Vandroff.
The United States shipbuilding industrial base will need to hire approximately 25,000 new skilled trade workers annually for the next 10 years to meet the Navy’s production and sustainment needs, according to estimates from the service’s new maritime industrial base program office.
Mobility is a top concern for Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith, who today underscored poor material condition among amphibious warships, further procurement delays for the Landing Ship Medium and Congress' routine use of stopgap spending patches as key challenges undercutting the service's readiness.
The commander of naval surface forces has published an updated strategy document, “The Competitive Edge 2.0,” intended to provide an implementation roadmap to get 80% of surface warships combat surge ready by 2027 in accordance with chief of naval operations directives.
Three separate Navy investigations are ongoing following a December friendly fire incident in which an F/A-18 Super Hornet was shot down by guided-missile cruiser Gettysburg (CG-64) while operating in the Red Sea, Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jim Kilby said today.
Naval Sea Systems Command today announced the launch of an "enterprise strategy" to more closely align its operational lines of effort with "emerging Navy-wide strategic imperatives" and with the chief of naval operation's vision for the service.