NICKO WEST: Good afternoon. I'm Lieutenant Nicko West, the public affairs officer for the Department of the Navy's fiscal year 2027 presidential budget request. I would like to introduce the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Budget, Rear Admiral Ben Reynolds, who will brief the...

When asked about the Office of Naval Research’s (ONR) role in the development of autonomous and unmanned systems, Chief of Naval Research (CNR) Dr. Rachel Riley highlighted some of the command’s most successful investments: REMUS underwater vehicles in the 1990s and early 2000s, swarmboats in 2014,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of the Navy released their Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 President’s Budget request today focused on restoring American maritime dominance with a total Navy topline of $377.5B, an increase of more than $70.B compared to last year. This generational investment in our...

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES - The U.S. Navy, in partnership with NASA and U.S. Space Command, recovered the Orion space capsule and its four-person crew from the Pacific Ocean, April 10, marking the conclusion of the historic Artemis II mission. ...

Good afternoon, everyone—and welcome.Mike, thank you for that kind introduction.It is great to be back for this year’s Sea-Air-Space, our nation’s premier maritime exposition.And let me begin by welcoming all of you in the audience—whether you are in uniform or in a suit Flag and General Officers,...