Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics USS Benfold Power Failure Left 300 Sailors Without Essential Services for Days David WhitakerAugust 21, 2026August 21, 20260 A generator-related engineering casualty aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold cut electrical power and essential services for about 300 sailors…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Navy Budgets $562 Million as USS Nimitz Leaves Frontline Service David WhitakerAugust 19, 2026August 19, 20260 USS Nimitz can still sail and conduct flight operations, but the Navy will not send the 51-year-old nuclear-powered aircraft carrier…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics USS Abraham Lincoln Hits Nine Months as Replacement Carrier Approaches David WhitakerAugust 18, 2026August 18, 20260 USS Abraham Lincoln’s deployment has reached nine months and counting, roughly three months beyond the six-month duration described as typical….
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics USS John F. Kennedy Starts Navy Tests Ahead of March 2027 Delivery David WhitakerAugust 14, 2026August 14, 20260 USS John F. Kennedy has reached a critical test without yet reaching fleet readiness. The Navy’s newest aircraft carrier departed…