Navy Archives

U.S. Navy Operations Specialist 1st Class Frederick Robinson, from Abbeville, Louisiana, stands tactical data coordinator (TDC) in the combat information center (CIC) during sea and anchor detail as the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) departs Azores, Portugal after a brief stop for fuel, October 5, 2023. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron Lau)

Navy’s new cyber strategy aims to place a premium on non-kinetic capabilities’ role in conflict

"We really need to talk about this a bit more openly," Chris Cleary, the Department of the Navy's principal cyber advisor, told DefenseScoop.

Nov 21, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

Navy hits DOD’s zero-trust targets years ahead of schedule, CTO says

"We believe that we have the first zero-trust objective state offering out there," the Navy's acting chief technology officer said.

Nov 17, 2023 By Brandi Vincent

Saturn, imaged Sept. 21, 2023, 01:14 UT at the U.S. Naval Observatory, Washington, DC with the historic 30.5-cm (12-inch) f/15 Clark/Seagmüller refractor and a ZWO ASI183MC CMOS color imager. Note: This image did not come via the Great Equatorial telescope. (USNO image)

Naval Observatory gives rare look through the lens of its ‘prolific’ 150-year-old telescope

DefenseScoop got a firsthand look at the “Great Equatorial," which still supplies the Navy and other Defense Department components with crucial astronomical data.

Nov 15, 2023 By Brandi Vincent

The DefenseScoop Podcast

The U.S. Naval Observatory celebrates the 150th birthday of one of its most important telescopes

U.S. Naval Observatory’s Geoff Chester

Nov 15, 2023 By DefenseScoop Staff

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 04, 2012)- Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) personnel use specialized computer programs to conduct a forensic analysis of a hard drive. (U.S. Navy photo by Ed Buice/Released)

NCIS to implement new tech to manage forensic evidence, help sexual assault victims

The tracking technology is already used by both the Army Criminal Investigation Division and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations.

Nov 7, 2023 By Caroline Nihill

Jane Rathbun gets official nod to be Navy CIO

She will also serve as special assistant for information management.

Nov 6, 2023 By Jon Harper

PEARL HARBOR (June 29, 2022) – The large unmanned surface vessel Ranger arrives at Pearl Harbor to participate in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Demitrius J. Williams)

Navy issues new RFI for large unmanned surface vessel

Naval Sea Systems Command released a sources-sought notice Nov. 3 for the LUSV.

Nov 6, 2023 By Jon Harper

A Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile System launches munitions from a MARTAC T-38 Devil Ray unmanned surface vehicle, attached to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command’s Task Force 59, during Exercise Digital Talon in the Arabian Gulf, Oct. 23. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Justin Stumberg)

Robo-ship from US Navy task force launches missiles in Middle East region

A USV operated by Task Force 59 successfully attacked a target boat with a “Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile System” during an exercise last week, according to U.S.…

Nov 2, 2023 By Jon Harper

Chris Cleary, Navy principal cyber adviser, speaks during a panel at DefenseTalks 2022. (DefenseScoop)

Chris Cleary, Navy’s first-ever principal cyber adviser, set to leave Pentagon

Cleary reflected on his tenure and his hopes for the future during a call with DefenseScoop.

Oct 24, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

U.S. Navy Builder 2nd Class Sean McHugh, assigned to Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2, and U.S. Navy Diver 2nd Class Austin Brown, assigned to U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center (SRF-JRMC) Det. Sasebo, pose for a photo during an underwater pile removal operation at Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS), Jan. 10, 2018. (U.S. Navy Combat Camera photo by Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Arthurgwain L. Marquez)

Key US Navy shipyard in Japan eyeing large language models, other AI tools

The U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center serves 7th Fleet.

Oct 18, 2023 By Jon Harper