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GULF OF ALASKA (June 15, 2009) Operations Specialist 1st Class Lee Tran, from Portland, Oregon, monitors links in the tactical flag command center aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Josue L. Escobosa/ Released)

Updated information environment blueprint helping Navy architect maritime operations centers

The Navy has made fighting from the maritime operations center a key tenet of future fights.

2 days ago By Mark Pomerleau

Secretary of the Navy John Phelan greets crewmembers attached to the fast-attack submarine USS Iowa (SSN 797) during a commissioning ceremony in Groton, Connecticut, April 5, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Joshua Karsten)

Navy reviewing contracts as Secretary Phelan looks to eliminate waste, ‘inefficiencies’

John Phelan made his first major speech as Navy secretary Wednesday and laid out his priorities.

4 days ago By Jon Harper

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth welcomes Elon Musk as a visitor to the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., March 21, 2025. (DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Madelyn Keech)

DOGE reviewing Navy software enterprise

The review of the Navy's software enterprise is being coordinated through the Pentagon’s Office of the Chief Information Officer.

5 days ago By Jon Harper

Acting Chief of Naval Operations Adm. James Kilby participates in a fireside chat with U.S. Army Gen. (Ret.) Curtis M. Scaparrotti during the Sea-Air-Space 2025 maritime exposition at the Gaylord National Convention Center, National Harbor, Maryland, April 7, 2025. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Vanessa White/Released)

How the Navy’s vision to enhance readiness and lethality by 2027 hinges on technology

Adm. James Kilby briefed a small group of reporters on some of the sea service’s associated near-term modernization efforts.

6 days ago By Brandi Vincent

Lt. David Bailey, from Millersville, Maryland, assigned to air department’s primary flight control and air damage control division, gives the signal for an aircraft to take off from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 15, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class August Clawson)

Navy provides new details about sixth-gen F/A-XX fighter jet

Increased range will be a “core attribute” of the future fighter, Rear Adm. Michael “Buzz” Donnelly said.

6 days ago By Jon Harper

Zero trust security system big data concept rendering (Getty Images)

DISA’s Thunderdome achieves advanced zero-trust goals

DISA's Thunderdome solution hit all 152 of the Defense Department's capability outcomes and has achieved advanced levels of zero trust, according to a senior official.

Apr 2, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the U.S. Navy John Phelan arrives to a Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on February 27, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Senate confirms Trump’s pick to lead Navy and Marine Corps

John Phelan is set to take the helm as secretary of the Navy after lawmakers confirmed him Monday.

Mar 24, 2025 By Jon Harper

An aerial view of the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 15, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. John Wright)

DOD reviewing contracting policies, procedures and personnel to comply with Trump’s DOGE directive

The move follows an executive order issued last week by President Donald Trump, which aims to transform federal spending on contracts, grants and loans.

Mar 6, 2025 By Jon Harper

Screenshot of John Phelan testifying at his confirmation hearing with the Senate Armed Services Committee, Feb. 27. 2025.

Trump’s Navy secretary nominee endorses joint collaboration with Air Force on drone enablers

If confirmed, John Phelan — a businessman and co-founder of MSD Capital — would take the helm of the department as it pursues new drones and a…

Feb 27, 2025 By Jon Harper

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti interviews with Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb on the Today Show at Rockefeller Center in New York, May 23, 2024. Franchetti traveled to New York City to celebrate maritime service during Fleet Week New York and discuss her priorities for America’s Warfighting Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Michael B. Zingaro)

Trump fires Franchetti as chief of naval operations

Franchetti was among a handful of top military officers President Trump fired Friday evening.

Feb 21, 2025 By Jon Harper