MANILA—The Philippine Navy is upgrading its capabilities at a time of continuing tensions with China over disputed territory in the South China Sea. In recent weeks, an Indonesian naval shipbuilder started work on two “strategic sealift vessels” that the Philippines is acquiring for more than $87 million and expects within two years, said Commander Lued […]
The U.S. Navy has committed to get half of its energy from renewable sources by the year 2020. One element of that strategy will be looking to extract energy from tides, currents and waves. The University of Washington is helping to reach that goal with an $8 million, four-year contract from the Naval Facilities Engineering […]
The son of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has been discharged from the military, reportedly after testing positive for cocaine. Media reports on Thursday quoted people familiar with the situation as saying Hunter Biden failed a drug test in June last year. The Navy Reserve, where Biden was a public affairs officer, confirmed the discharge […]
An American naval crew has begun destroying Syrian chemical weapons on board a U.S. container ship in the Mediterranean. The Pentagon says it will take about two months to destroy the 600 metric tons of chemical agents, which include mustard gas and the raw materials for sarin nerve gas. The ship Cape Ray is equipped with a […]