Navy Matters

Just a quick follow up on the previous post about the Blk 2 ESSM inventory.   As a bit of perspective, if the entire Blk 2 ESSM inventory we...

In case you missed it, here’s a brief update on ESSM Blk 2 missile deliveries.   According to DOT&E[1], ESSM production missiles began d...

Since the age of sail, sailors have mastered the skill of navigation on the open seas using the stars and a sextant.   What happened when we...

The last Avenger class mine countermeasures (MCM) vessel, USS Devastator (MCM 6), has now been retired.[1]   Our surface MCM capability is n...

SecDef (SecWar?) Hegseth has delivered his speech to the assembled leadership of the US military and it was one of the best speeches I’ve he...

ComNavOps has expressed both hope in SecDef Hegseth and an ominously growing sense of disappointment about the Secretary.   Hegseth talked t...

As we know, the Navy, with absolutely no concept of operations (CONOPS) or any validation testing, is proceeding full speed ahead with the u...