Recent operations from the Red Sea to the Caribbean make the requirement undeniable,” Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle said.

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle sat down with Military Times to discuss his ambitions for maritime dominance in 2026 and beyond.

The admiral who leads the U.S. Navy submarine forces was tapped to head a new position that will oversee American submarine construction, according to a Thursday Pentagon announcement. Vice Adm. Robert Gaucher,

After killing the Constellation-class frigate program, the Navy announced plans to build a replacement “FF(X) frigate” based on a Coast Guard cutter.

The ISR Systems and Information Operations from Seabed to Space contract is a follow-up to a similar procurement effort the Navy launched in 2020. Parsons secured a contract in 2021 from NIWC Pacific to support the Navy’s development and fielding of ISR systems.

On November 2, 2023, the U.S. Senate confirmed Adm. Lisa Franchetti as the 33rd Chief of Naval Operations. With her confirmation, Franchetti became the first woman to hold the position as the Navy’s top officer. Moreover, she is the first woman to serve ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate has confirmed new commanders for U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Special Operations Command as well as the next chief of naval operations, giving the Navy its first permanent military leader in five months. Adm. Daryl Caudle will ...

PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) has introduced a groundbreaking software tool to enhance mission planning for unmanned swarms, a key development in naval technology. The Optimized Cross Domain Swarm Sensing ...

Outgoing Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday, right, salutes new interim Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti, left. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin stands to the left and Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, is center. The 32nd Chief ...

This past year saw the U.K. and France carrier strike groups conduct Western Pacific deployments as other allied nations monitored milestones and movements of Chinese and North Korean forces. The French CSG set out at the end November 2025 for its five-month “Clemenceau 25” deployment to the Mediterranean and Indo-Pacific,

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