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The Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier is the first of its kind and will be delivered to the U.S. Navy in 2015. Huntington Ingalls Industries is building the nuclear-powered vessel in Virginia.

THE 28-year-old added an a-peel-ing touch with a navy hat, belt and clutch for London do

THOUSANDS of crustaceans were found dead off the coast of Lima following the mystery mass death of dolphins and pelicans, the Peruvian Navy said overnight.

KITTERY, Maine (AP) -- Those who have spent time on Navy submarines will tell you that few combustible materials are aboard. But don't tell that to the firefighters who rushed to the USS Miami when a blaze swept through the billion-dollar nuclear-powered submarine....

Sam Boatwright, 29, from north Yorkshire, will cover the equivalent of nearly two marathons in the blazing heat today - a feat he has completed every day for the past 49 days.

Back in March, we reported that actor Bradley Cooper had signed a two year first look deal with Warner Bros. and now, he has settled on what will be his first project! Cooper’s production company, 22nd & Indiana, will take on American Sniper — a film version of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle’s autobiography! Bradley will produce the [...]

A workshop making fake Mexican uniforms for use by drug cartels is raided by the security forces in the north of Mexico.

NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Bradley Cooper has picked the first project for his production company, The Warner Bros.-based 22nd & Indiana. Cooper will produce and potentially star in an adaptation of "American Sniper," the tale of "the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History." In the memoir, Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recounts his record-setting military history, during which he claims to have k...

South Korea's Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan agreed Thursday to grant technology transfers to Peru to help strengthen the Latin American nation's navy and air force.

Yona Metzger wants "God Force" next to Air Force, Navy; Protesters gather at Defense Ministry for equal IDF service.

In addition to the WWAN, the sailors will receive Android smartphones to deliver the critical information over the network

TEHRAN  - Iran's navy said Thursday it saved an American-flagged cargo ship that was being attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Oman. An Iranian warship responded to a distress signal from the US-flagged Maersk Texas, a cargo ship of 150 metres (500 feet) and 14,000 tonnes, which was besieged by "several pirate boats," the navy said in a statement reported by the official IRNA news agency. ...

Hollywood dreht, Washington zahlt: "Act of Valor", der jüngste Actionreißer aus Amerika, wurde vom Pentagon nicht nur initiiert. Die Hauptrollen in der Ballerorgie spielen echte Elitesoldaten der Navy Seals. Selten zuvor hatte das US-Militär so viel Einfluss auf die US-Filmindustrie.

Iranian warship responded to distress signal from US-flagged Maersk Texas, which was besieged by "several pirate boats".

The San Francisco supervisor who drew national media attention Wednesday after reportedly consulting a Ouija board before a recent vote now says he was just kidding. Supervisor John Avalos told the San Francisco Chronicle he contacted gay rights activist Harvey Milk through the spirit board before deciding whether to recommend that the Navy name a ship after the slain San Francisco supervisor...

Firefighters were still battling a blaze in a nuclear submarine at a U.S. Navy shipyard in Maine Wednesday night - six hours after their initial response.

Sea trials of the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier, which is being overhauled for the Indian navy in Russia, have been postponed until beginning of June, the Sevmash shipyard said on Wednesday.

Patrulleras de la Royal Gibraltar Police y de la Royal Navy han salido esta noche al paso de tres pesqueros de Algeciras para impedirles echar las redes en aguas próximas a la colonia, lo que ha provocado una confrontación con embarcaciones de la Guardia Civil que protegían a los pescadores.

A federal appeals court on Wednesday expanded the legal definition of piracy, saying an armed attack on a U.S. vessel can be considered piracy even if no one ever boards or robs the ship

This intriguing image is not a Photoshopped picture or a disaster of Titanic proportions, instead it is one ship, designed to carry tremendous loads, giving a piggyback to a holed U.S. Navy ship.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A San Francisco supervisor says he consulted a Ouija board before city leaders voted on whether to recommend naming a Navy ship after slain gay rights activist Harvey Milk....

(Photo courtesy of Summit Entertainment) The filmmakers of forthcoming movie about the killing of Osama bin Laden got some help from the Pentagon, CIA and White House, POLITICO’s Josh Gerstein reports: Just weeks after Pentagon and Central Intelligence Agency officials warned publicly of the dangers posed by leaks about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, top officials at both agencies and...

Bandwidth on Navy ships is a scarce, expensive commodity. For sailors using non-essential systems, like recreational computers? Dial-up speeds -- if they're lucky. But by the end of the year, for the first time, the Navy will put a 4G LTE wireless network aboard some of its ships, giving a whole new communications tool to sailors and Marines: their smartphones.

Information shared by intelligence agencies spurred investigation at top-secret naval signals centre, sources say

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy surveillance vessel stumbled into a nerve-racking confrontation with five Chinese ships in 2009 while conducting ocean mapping operations in the South China Sea.

The Prince of Wales proved he could be as sartorially savvy as his son as he showcased a pair of natty blue suede shoes during his visit - though his were a more discreet navy.

The ''largest and most powerful warship'' ever built for the Royal Navy has achieved another milestone as a massive section of HMS Queen Elizabeth left port.

LONDON -- The first woman to command a major Royal Navy warship is taking up her post.Britain's Ministry of Defense says Commander Sarah West will take control of the frigate HMS Portland Tuesday.Read More...

LONDON (AP) -- The first woman to command a major Royal Navy warship is taking up her post....

The United States is testing a new unmanned aircraft (UAV) with vertical takeoff and landing "Flexrotor" whose development is commissioned by the Navy. It should be noted that this idea is not new - similar planes were developed in the last century for the needs of the Navy. However, they were manned, and therefore, not particularly useful

The six-hour workout with the Navy Seals included 1,000 push-ups, 1,000 sit-ups, 1,000 jumping jacks, three miles of rowing, lifting a 250-pound log with seven teammates and carrying it the length of a football field, and a run up a mountain. Read full article >>

The year is 2022, and for the fourth time the Navy was the last contingent to arrive at the scene of a humanitarian crisis in the Pacific Ocean. [More]

Sharon Center, Ohio (ots/PRNewswire) - Survitec Group freut sich bekannt geben zu können, dass man mit der US Navy Einigung über einen Erstausstattungsauftrag für die Lieferung von U-Boot-Rettungsausrüstung (Submarine Escape Immersion Equipment (SEIE)) im Wert von $ 25 Millionen …

Thousands of members of the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force have taken part in a parade and flypast to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

Last week, on Cinco Mayo in San Diego's Barrio Logan, the United States Navy christened and launched the USNS Cesar Chavez over Republican opposition for naming the cargo ship after the civil rights leader and union activist.

The Queen, dressed in turquoise with a large-brimmed hat complete with purple feather, was cheered by thousands of well-wishers in Windsor in scenes reminiscent of last year's Royal Wedding. The crowd roared in excitement as the Red Arrows soared overhead before the event came to an end with a rousing rendition of God Save the Queen

Coastguards recover body of man believed to be one of three fishermen who went missing after boat vanished in ChannelCoastguards have recovered the body of a man believed to be one of three fishermen who went missing, feared drowned, after their boat vanished in the Channel.The 50-year-old wooden vessel, the Purbeck Isle, disappeared in choppy seas off Portland Bill, Dorset.A Dorset police spok...

La Marine américaine s’est offert une belle opération promotionnelle en prêtant ses navires au film d’action « Battleship », qui sort sur les écrans...lire la suitehistoires liées06:37 La pétition contre la fermeture du Bois de la Cambre a récolté 8.000 signatures07:09 Trente-quatre personnes décèdent dans un accident de bus au Vietnam07:08 De nouveaux investissements dans la prison de Forest07...

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's state-owned oil company Petrobras, its navy, and oil industry regulators rushed to investigate multiple reports of an oil leak from an offshore field on Thursday, but said they found no signs of oil in the water.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Sales gains at its Old Navy, Gap and Banana Republic chains and online helped clothing seller Gap Inc. overcome rising costs and post first-quarter net income on Thursday that was unchanged from a year earlier....

Chinese navy escort team evicted over 70 boats that were suspected to be owned by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, on May 15, 2012.

BRASILIA (Reuters) - An oil spill was discovered off Brazil's coast near the country's Espirito Santo state, Brazil's Navy said on Thursday, the latest in a series of spills that have raised questions about the safety of a massive expansion of the country's oil production capacity.

Plans to name Navy ship after late California lawmaker Harvey Milk questioned over his views on war Pastor's Sexuality Puts Softball Team on Bench

A Spanish registered vessel has been detained by the Naval Service for breaching fishing regulations off the Co Kerry coast.

A Spanish registered vessel has been detained by the Naval Service for breaching fishing regulations off the Co Kerry coast.

THIS year is shaping up as the biggest ever for illegal boat arrivals after the navy yesterday intercepted the fifth vessel in six days.

The US Navy may hurt more dolphins and whales by using sonar and explosives in the Pacific Ocean than thought, according to a more thorough analysis that reflects new research and covers naval activities in a wider area than previous studies.

HONOLULU (AP) -- The U.S. Navy says its training and testing using sonar and explosives could potentially hurt more dolphins and whales in Hawaii and California waters than previously thought....

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The first of a new class of U.S. coastal warships will be sent to Singapore next spring for a roughly 10-month deployment, the Navy said on Wednesday, spotlighting a move that may stir China's fears of U.S. involvement in South China Sea disputes.

When done well, iPad-enabled shopping experiences have been paying off for e-commerce sites. Take for example, Fab.com, which is forecasting the iPad to account for a quarter of its revenue in two years' time. But unfortunately, not all online retailers have yet to capitalize on this trend. By year-end 2011, none of the top retailers' sites offered an iPad-optimized version, and many didn't off...

Carla Butcher joined the Navy within days of 9/11, and soon shipped out for Malta. But during her first hours there, she was raped by a fellow sailor -- and spent the remainder of her four years in the service battling both post traumatic stress disorder and a military justice system that seemed set up to prove she was the guilty party. Read full article >>

A year after Osama bin Laden was killed by US navy SEALS in Abbottabad, Pakistan, the world’s number one terrorist is keeping busy tweeting from hell!

Die Grünen streben einen besseren Schutz vor Fluglärm an. Vor allem in der Nacht ist die Belastung für Anwohner oft unerträglich. Ein deutschlandweites Nachtflugverbot soll für Abhilfe sorgen.Mehr zum ThemaOperation Wiederwahl - Blitzvisite in Afghanistan: US-Präsident Obama hält an Abzugsplan festKrawalle am 1. Mai in Hamburg und Berlin - Steine, Flaschen und Knallkörper gegen die PolizeiProto...

U.S. marshals arrested a Florida man accused of running a Navy vets charity scam that bilked $100 million. He was caught in Portland, Ore.

When it comes to Alexander Skarsgård, ship happens! The star is gearing up to drop box-office anchor in Battleship, the alien-invasion maritime actioner that opens in the U.S. on...

LEBANESE OFFICIALS have intercepted a Sierra Leone-flagged ship purportedly carrying heavy and light arms from Libya to Syrian rebels. The navy removed three containers filled with shells, rockets, grenade launchers and other material and detained 10 crew members and a shipping agent.

Tori Stitt, a former Navy officer who did a tour in Iraq, relies on the companionship of her golden retriever to aid her recovery.

Ship originally from Libya and loaded with arms reportedly destined for Syrian opposition is stopped by Lebanese navy.

Six weeks before the raid by U.S. Navy SEALs that killed Osama bin Laden last May, President Obama’s top national security officials debated various other options, including dropping an experimental small bomb on the al-Qaeda leader inside his Pakistani fortress, obliterating the compound with a B-2 bomber or inviting the Pakistanis to conduct a joint operation. Read full article >> ...

One official said investigators found 'no evidence' enhanced interrogations such as waterboarding played 'any significant role' in operations which led to the discovery and killing of Osama bin Laden last May by U.S. Navy SEALs

(Reuters) - A Navy airman behind a January murder-suicide in California came home from a New Year's celebration and lay in wait for a man and a woman he had partied with, shooting them before killing a fellow Navy lieutenant, police said on Wednesday.

In this haunting second novel, Perla, a privileged Argentinean student, shoulders the legacy of the period in which tens of thousands were “disappeared” by the Argentinean military dictatorship. Struggling to balance her love for her father, a Navy officer, with the knowledge that he was complicit in horrific . . . (Subscription required.)

The Navy on Thursday initiated dismissal proceedings against two Marines from a squad that killed 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians in 2005.

The South African Navy will be refunded the millions of rands it spent to keep one of its most costly naval acquisitions out of the water.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Technology that sent unmanned aircraft over Iraq and Afghanistan soon could be steering unstaffed naval boats for such dangerous tasks as minesweeping, submarine detection, intelligence gathering and approaching hostile vessels....

Will U.S. competition with China for naval dominance spark a new Cold War on the high seas?

Manila summons China’s ambassador for talks to end deadlock over two Chinese ships engaged in a stand-off with a Philippines navy vessel

The U.S. Navy has not forked over a single cent to one of the men whose apartment was obliterated in last week's F-18 crash ... so says the man himself  ... who's now considering legal action. TMZ spoke with Colby Smith -- who rushed out of his…

On April 6, a Navy F-18 fighter jet crashed into the Virginia apartment of Reddit user DevinJet. Yesterday, she posted her and her brother’s story to Reddit, and turned to the community there for advice and comfort.

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A NAVY fighter jet crashed into a suburban Virginia apartment block yesterday, but remarkably no one was seriously injured in the fireball explosion.

Un avion de l'US Navy s'est écrasé vendredi sur une résidence d'habitations en Virginie, provoquant de fortes explosions.6 bâtiments ont été…

A US Navy F-18 jet has crashed into a block of flats in Virginia Beach, Virginia causing an inferno. Reports of injuries have not yet been confirmed.

RIHANNA trained with a "bad ass" female navy officer for her first film role in Battleship and "loved" handling weapons on set.

After a decade-long tale of soaring costs, canceled contracts and blown deadlines, the Pentagon is still embracing the Littoral Combat Ship as the future of naval warfare.

India inducted the Russian-origin nuclear-powered submarine 'Nerpa' into the Navy, joining the elite league of nations having such sophisticated warships.

India is to formally commission a nuclear submarine into its navy, joining an elite group of nations with similar capabilities.

First look: The NFL and Nike unveiled the next generation of uniforms for all 32 teams at glitzy launch event at Brookyn Navy Yard.

Ich hatte ja erst an dieses (durch eine Folge der Serie Navy CIS mir bekannte) Lied gedacht: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFIvXVMbII0

Gap (GPS) has been surprising investors — and for the first time in many years, the surprises aren’t negative. In February, the company posted a 4% same store sales in crease, even as analysts had been expecting a 1.4% decline. That positive momentum and some nicer clothing designs has led Janney Capital Markets analyst Adrienne [...]

ISLAMABAD – Islamabad Police on Wednesday recovered two dead bodies from Rawal Dam including an employ of German Embassy in Islamabad who went missing since last Thursday. According to details, Navy sailors , who were busy in practice session of boating in Rawal lake on Wednesday in the noon, spotted two dead bodies floating near gates of dam. They immediately informed the police which ...

ISLAMABAD – Islamabad Police on Wednesday recovered two dead bodies from Rawal Dam including an employ of German Embassy in Islamabad who went missing since last Thursday. According to details, Navy sailors , who were busy in practice session of boating in Rawal lake on Wednesday in the noon, spotted two dead bodies floating near gates of dam. They immediately informed the police which ...

A new project will investigate how members of the military can improve their "sixth sense" in combat and other missions.

He's a strong contender to be the next mayor of L.A., but his fortunes depend in part on who else runs.Eric Garcetti is one of the city's more likable public officials. He's smart, dapper, quietly confident, attentive to detail, seasoned enough to be taken seriously by power brokers but boyish enough to tend his Twitter feed. He's quite liberal but also a member of the Navy reserve. He's a good...

It is at a time like this you feel bad for all the poor Denver Broncos fans who tattooed Tim Tebow genuflecting in navy blue and orange on their backs

The SA Navy has been called on to take over the patrolling of the coastline, amid an ongoing scandal involving a tender to protect marine resources.

A COMPANY employing 300 people in Northern Ireland has won a contract to supply the Royal Canadian Navy with submarine escape suits.

Release Time:  For Immediate Release As we mark one year since the catastrophic earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disasters in Japan, Michelle and I join all Americans in honoring the memory of the 19,000 victims lost or missing.  We continue to be inspired by the Japanese people, who faced unimaginable loss with extraordinary fort...

FORTUNE -- At age 39, Todd Beauchamp (pronounced BEACH-um) already has had several distinguished careers. A self-taught acoustic engineer, he helped invent defense-oriented technology for the U. S. Navy and spent a month living on the U.S.S. John C. Stennis, redesigning the aircraft carrier's flight deck. In his five years as sound engineer at Apple (AAPL), he worked numerous products, includin...

US oceanographers this week received a welcome boost when the US Navy announced it had finalized contracts for the construction of two 73-metre research vessels. Set to launch in 2014 and 2015, the two vessels, costing around $145 million, will replace members of the existing fleet. But despite the good news, many researchers are concerned that other ageing vessels in the fleet won't get replac...

Les puces qui parasitaient les dinosaures du Crétacé et du Jurassique mesuraient près de 2 centimètres de long. Elles étaient capables de percer leur peau très dure.Articles en rapportLa Navy teste un canon électromagnétiqueÖtzi avait des possibles origines corses

The first excerpt from an eagerly awaited new book on Tiger Woods provoked fury in the golfer's camp. Hank Haney claims Woods considered becoming a Navy SEAL.

Golf:Tiger Woods was considering abandoning golf and joining the Navy Seals, former coach Hank Haney has claimed. The 36-year-old has won 14 majors, four short of Jack Nicklaus’ record, but Haney insists Woods would have turned his back on the sport to join the military.

Just weeks after the U.S. Navy trotted out images and a few short videos of its devastating electromagnetic “railgun”, (EM Railgun, blowing a fiery hole in a target at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren, Va., a new and longer video has begun to make the rounds (see below). Whereas previous testing had taken [...]

Hank Haney's book reveals Woods' military obsession, and when coaching him became less fun.

Bail hearing for Jeffrey Paul Delisle set for April 13

I will never forgive myself for letting the stupid Oscars suck up most of my day when I should've been focused on more important things in the world like these stunning portraits of the naturally gorgeous Pamela Anderson. These pictures of Pamela at a Terry Richardson party in L.A. are from the far away past that was Friday night, but it's never too late to share brows, lashes, lip liner...

NEW YORK (AP) -- The real-life Navy SEALs action flick "Act of Valor" topped the box office with $24.5 million over Oscar weekend....

WA ship-builder Austal said the US Navy has exercised contract options for two more Joint High Speed Vessels valued at $300m.

Nothing wrong with a tribute to real-life Navy SEALs the heroes who took down Osama bin Laden But Act of Valor is an awkward something else Filmmakers Mike McCoy and Scott Waugh have enlisted real SEALs to play themselves in a movie that's impure Hollywood fiction The action involving Chechen...

Having a real Navy SEAL team as the stars of a fictional action adventure film adds a frightening realism to the traditional shoot-em-up “Act of Valor.”

But the film's real Navy SEALs are far from elite actors, which drags it down a bit.

The Royal Navy selects South Korean firm Daewoo for a £452m deal to build four new fuel tankers.

I know that Daniel Klaidman's Newsweek cover story on the Navy SEALs is supposed to make me feel all warm and safe because of the uber-competence of SEAL Team Six and President Obama's comfort with using them adroitly:  This is a Special Ops moment. The Navy SEALs, in particular, have never appeared so heroic and effective. They killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan last year, and ...

by vishal sharma Aircraft and weapons manufacturers, military officials, arms dealers and airline officials after a meeting of the Council of the 2012 city-state of Singapore Changi Airport has launched a large aircraft hanger.The value of approximately $ 10 billion announced in 2010 and this year the exhibition is over, the Asian countries to ramp up defense spending.In early deals on...

First of all, the disclaimers - I have worn a uniform, but as a civilian, for the merchant navy. The two people who influenced me the most as far as reading, observing, and then writing went, were my late father, who was from the Indian Army, and a neighbour in a small town in Bihar, an IPS officer who was a legend even then. In addition, I have driven almost all over the country, and have live...

Argentinien fühlt sich provoziert: Die Royal Navy versetzt einen ihrer Zerstörer vor die Falkland-Inseln. Der britische Außenminister betont, das Manöver sei seit langem geplant gewesen und nichts Ungewöhnliches.

Plans for a new anti-missile system called Sea Ceptor that can travel at speeds of up to Mach 3 are revealed by the Royal Navy.

The commandos who swept into Somalia to rescue two hostages were part of Seal team six -- the same navy unit that killed Osama bin Laden.

Group that rescued aid workers Jessica Buchanan and Poul Hagen Thisted was the same Navy Seal unit that killed bin Laden, official says

Navy accepted an invitation to play football in the Big East, starting in 2015.

Einen 3,5-Mrd-Euro-Flugzeugträger als Autotransporter: Die US Navy hatte jüngst das teuerste Parkdeck der Welt im Einsatz - um Kosten zu sparen.Foto: U.S. NavyMehr zum ThemaDésirée Nick - Wenn Micaela hüpft, wippen nur die HaareAusbilderin der Katze - Vom Schminken sollte sie die Finger lassenKinder-Transfers - Arsenal baggert an Mini-van-Persie (5)ZDF-Film „Nachtschicht“ - Ex-BILD.de-Reporter...

La chanteuse interprètera un officier de la Navy, dans le prochain film de Peter Berg.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper confirmed an agreement in principle paving the way for the next generation of navy ships and said they’re ‘moving quickly’ on contracts

The three trial runs of China's first aircraft carrier, the refitted Varyag, in 2011 marked a milestone in Chinese navy's development. But they also drew sharp reactions from some countries intent on raising false alarms.

Hewlett-Packard may have to fend off more bidders to keep its largest U.S. government contract, a $1.5 billion-a-year deal to operate the Navy’s communications network. The Navy is widening the competition by reducing a key requirement on the Next Generation Enterprise Network, known as NGEN. Companies with experience operating a network with at least 40,000 computers will be allowed to bid, do...

Iran's foreign minister acknowledges the US Navy rescue of kidnapped Iranian fishermen as a "humanitarian act" which would not affect overall relations.

[[344726]] TEHERAN (AFP) : L'Iran a estimé samedi que la libération par la marine américaine de 13 marins iraniens dont le navire avait été pris en otage par des pirates somaliens était un "geste humanitaire positif". "Nous considérons l'action des forces américaines qui ont sauvé la vie de marins...

Member of same US aircraft carrier group Iran threatened not to return Strait of Hormuz rescues 13 Iranians held by pirates in Arabian Sea, says Pentagon; hostages released and on way home.

The U.S. Navy dismisses Iranian threats as sanctions begin to take toll The United States has dismissed Iranian warnings to leave the Strait of Hormuz, the strategic waterway that carries up to 40 percent of the world's oil from the Persian Gulf. The U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet is based in Bahrain and Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said it operates within international law. He sa...

Homeowners aren't the only ones slashing prices to sell property these days. The U.S. Navy is taking a huge haircut to get rid of an obsolete air base near Boston.

Guinea-Bissau's navy chief Jose Americo Bubo Na Tchuto is arrested after an attempted coup, the West African nation's army and government say.

SHARES in ship maker Austal have dropped despite the company winning $7.86 million in additional work for the US Navy.

ISLAMABAD - Commodore Iftikhar Ahmed Qureshi SI(M) has been promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral and appointed as Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (Supply) with immediate effect. Rear Admiral Iftikhar Ahmed Qureshi was commissioned in Pakistan Navy in December 1979 in the supply branch and has held… Visit: http://www.nation.com.pk for full story

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp is being awarded a $4 billion fixed-price U.S. Navy contract for 30 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft, the fifth batch of low-rate initial production, the Defense Department said on Friday.

BEIJING (Agencies) - Chinese President Hu Jintao has urged the navy to prepare for military combat amid growing regional tensions over maritime disputes and a US campaign to assert itself as a Pacific power.The navy should "accelerate its transformation and modernisation in a sturdy way, and make extended preparations for military combat in order to make greater contributions to safeguard natio...

The United Nations refugee agency said today it has received information that the Moroccan navy rescued 53 people on board a stricken vessel in the Mediterranean Sea, adding that four people were found dead in the boat, while at least one person is known to have drowned.

NEW YORK - A prominent American columnist Tuesday cautioned the U.S. against getting into "heedless and unnecessary" confrontations with Pakistan, saying there will be no chaos-free exit from Afghanistan without Islamabad's cooperation."To make an enemy out of Pakistan is to lose sight of the fact that Pakistan is far more important to US interests than Afghanistan ever was," wrote H.D.S. Green...

We've been seeing a bunch of heavy bangs lately (hello, Nicole Richie here!) but does the fringe factor flatter? Jessica Szohr's got such cool navy and metallic blue smoky eyes...

Hawkeye fans should look twice before snagging a gold University of Iowa women's T-shirt at national clothing retailer Old Navy.

Eigentlich habe ich mich daran gewöhnt, leider: In fast jeder CSI, Navy CIS, Criminal Minds,Tatort oder was auch immer für eine Krimi-Serie das selbe Bild: Die mutigen Ermittler betreten bei Nacht einen vermutlichen Tatort, bei Tag einen dunklen Keller, eine verlassene dunkle Lagerhalle oder einen dunklen Wald, Everglades-Sümpfe oder ähnliches.Frage 1: Warum sind Ermittler nich...

Blog post by mattmcfaEXPO CHICAGO, the Inaugural International Exposition of Contemporary/Modern Art and Design, Brings Leading International Art Dealers to Chicago September 20 – 23, 2012EXPO CHICAGO, THE INAUGURAL INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION OF CONTEMPORARY/MODERN ART AND DESIGN, BRINGS LEADING INTERNATIONAL ART DEALERS TO CHICAGO SEPTEMBER 20 – 23, 2012EXPO CHICAGO and the Museum of Contemporar...

“Some 750 billion roubles has been allocated this year for the purchase and upgrading of arms and military hardware, as well as for defense-related R&D. This is one and a half times as much as last year. In 2012, we are planning to increase this amount to 880 billion roubles. Never before has the rearmament of Russia’s Army and Navy been financed so liberally.”

Navy corpsmen assigned to Marine units in Afghanistan have a new tool for numbing the pain of a severe battlefield wound.

Shopkick, which gives consumers rewards for visiting stores, has added its 11th retail partner. Old Navy joins American Eagle, Best Buy, Crate & Barrel, Macy's, Sports Authority and others. To mark the occasion, Old Navy will offer $10 off on a $40 purchase -- plus 150 rewards points, or "kicks" -- to those who check in with the Shopkick app this coming weekend. Points can be redeemed for g...

You could call it “The Hunt For Red Ink” by the Canadian Navy, and in that battle, anyway, it’s been hugely successful. Canada’s four-boat submarine fleet isn’t even in the water today, and it’s submerging Canadian taxpapers in an ocean of bills.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTRE DAME v NAVY: KEITH DUGGANsamples the atmosphere of one of America’s most storied sporting pageants, the clash between Notre Dame and Navy ahead of the game being played in Dublin next year

New DN Journal Cover Story: The life of former Fabulous.com leader Dan Warner. He has done a hitch in the Navy, worked as a carpenter, paramedic, fireman, software developer & pharmaceutical salesman + survived a near fatal accident & a thieving CFO who wound up in jail after destroying Warner's multi-million $ company.