Megan Eckstein

The U.S. Navy’s westernmost naval shipyard is revamping its processes in a bid to finish more submarine repair work on schedule.

The Wisconsin shipyard will begin building the first Constellation-class frigate following two years of maturing the design to mitigate risk.

A new memo assigns the type commander as the deputy primary commander for an in-port emergency, clarifying who should coordinate the response effort.

Though the SURFMEX data tool won’t address overall manning levels, it’s meant to ensure the right sailors are in the right jobs to boost ship readiness.

Mariner will join four other USVs in California in fiscal 2023 for at-sea operations and experimentation, to accompany land-based testing in Philadelphia.

Six officials with first-hand knowledge of the surface force then and now spoke to Defense News leading up to the anniversary of the McCain collision.

The Navy is too slow to get new ships and shipboard systems out on deployment, a 3-star admiral says. Growing threats mean the Navy must move faster.

A ship participating in the RIMPAC 2022 exercise experienced an engine room fire, and two sailors were flown ashore for medical treatment.

After two catastrophic collisions in 2017, the U.S. Navy moved forward with dozens of recommendations meant to ensure it couldn’t happen again. But during this process, something became clear: Despite spending billions of dollars on readiness initiatives, the Navy’s mishap rate hadn’t improved in the last 30 years.