Groton, Connecticut — At Charles Barnum Elementary School in Groton, Connecticut, a group of fifth graders are learning about submarines. It’s the beginning of a recruitment effort by General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton’s biggest employer, and the Navy’s biggest submarine builder. The Navy has an order in with Electric Boat for 29 submarines to be…
Two Navy pilots are safe after a military fighter jet crashed in the San Diego Bay in California, officials said Wednesday. Two Navy officials told CBS News that both pilots ejected from the plane. It crashed around 10:17 a.m. local time. They were the only people aboard the aircraft, which a Navy official identified as…
The Navy is working to digitize its infrastructure and operations. (Graphic by Breaking Defense, original images via Getty and DVIDS) WEST 2025 — The way the US will beat the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in a near-term Indo-Pacific conflict won’t be with new ships, but with a focus on cutting-edge software and artificial intelligence…
The United States Navy has officially banned its members from using DeepSeek — an artificial intelligence chatbot created in China — out of fear the Chinese government could exploit sensitive data, according to a report. In an email to members of the military branch, the Navy banned the use of DeepSeek AI “in any capacity”…
What’s New China’s Navy has significantly closed the gap with its U.S. counterpart in vertical launch system (VLS) missile cells, now boasting more than half the U.S. Navy’s total, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). Why It Matters Vertical launch systems, introduced on U.S. Navy ships in the 1980s, are modular compartments…
What’s New The Philippine coast guard has released a video of a Chinese warship sailing nearby, less than 60 miles off the coast of the Southeast Asian country, amid territorial tensions between Beijing and Manila. Why It Matters China asserts control over nearly all of the South China Sea, claims that overlap with the exclusive…
The Philippines has accused China of harassment after a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy helicopter allegedly buzzed Filipino fishermen at Iroquois Reef, escalating tensions in the contested South China Sea. The reef, also known as Rozul Reef in the Philippines and Houteng Reef in China, lies 125 nautical miles from Palawan, within the Philippines’ internationally…
The Chinese navy will start making regular visits to Hong Kong, in a move analysts have said will help boost national identity and pride. Senior Colonel Wu Qian, from the Ministry of National Defence, made the announcement on Thursday after two of the country’s vessels arrived in the city last week for a five-day visit….
China told its sailors on Monday to avoid posting about their jobs on dating apps. It was part of a wider warning for military staff not to expose their identities online. In the last year, China has pushed hard on warnings about online habits that it deems are security threats. Thanks for signing up! Access…
SEATTLE (AP) — The remains of two aviators who died when their jet crashed during a training flight in Washington state last month will return home from Dover Air Force base in the coming days, the Navy said. The remains of Lt. Serena Wileman, a California native, were due to return on Monday, Whidbey Island…