Future USS Enterprise (CVN-80)

Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste

Twenty years ago, after a near-decade hiatus in submarine construction at Newport News Shipbuilding, the yard was in the throes of overcoming challenges delivering its first Virginia-class submarine, the USS ...

June 2025
To achieve powerful effects at sea, navies must combine the capabilities of all weapon systems—autonomous, uncrewed, minimally crewed, or crewed. For example, for RimPac 2022, the U.S. Navy deployed the Nomad (pictured) and Ranger large unmanned surface vessels, combining them with manned ships.

Every Robot Will Do Its Duty

How will the proliferation of autonomous, uncrewed, and minimally crewed systems change naval warfare by 2040, and how should navies respond?

Lieutenant Commander François-Olivier Corman, French Navy
May 2025
All the female officers on board the USS Michigan (SSGN-727) at the commanding officer’s change of command in July 2023.

Women Want to Serve. The Navy Should Fight for Them.

The tenacity of female sailors has opened countless doors in recent decades. The Navy can keep those open and break down more through rewrites, research, and representation.

Lieutenant Alana Davis, U.S. Navy
April 2025
The warning painted on the superstructure of every aircraft carrier and amphibious assault ship above the flight deck—one of the most unforgiving working environments in the world.

Increase Flight Deck Hazardous Duty Pay

A more competitive FDHDIP rate would help increase the accession and retention of sailors in these ratings and morale within air departments across the fleet.

March 2025