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Top U.S. admiral puts cyber security on the Navy's radar

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Cyber security and warfare are on par with a credible nuclear deterrent in the defense priorities of the United States, the U.S. Navy's top admiral said on Monday, after the Pentagon accused China of trying to hack into its computer networks. Full story

Naval Exercises Take Deadly Toll on Dolphins: Op-Ed

Michael Jasny, director of theNRDC Marine Mammal Project, contributed this article to LiveScience'sExpert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Full story

Boeing aims to keep building F/A-18 jets through 2020

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing Co <BA.N> could keep building its Super Hornet fighter jet and a modified electronic attack version through 2020, the company said, given prospects for over 200 foreign sales and what it sees as up to 150 more sales to the U.S. Navy. Full story

U.S. Navy moves ahead on new presidential helicopter program

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy posted the final rules for a long-delayed, multibillion dollar competition for a new fleet of presidential helicopters, saying it planned to award a contract about a year from now despite looming U.S. defense budget cuts. Full story

U.S. Navy launches new squadron of manned, unmanned helicopters

CORONADO, California (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy introduced its first squadron that combines combat helicopters with unmanned aerial vehicles at an air base near San Diego on Thursday, calling the approach the future of warfare. Full story

Vietnam War MIAs buried at Arlington

   Four U.S. Navy sailors reported missing during the Vietnam War have been buried together in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors

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  NBC News: US Navy Shifts Destroyer

U.S. defense officials tell NBC News that the U.S. Navy is shifting the guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald in the Pacific Ocean in the wake of the ongoing rhetoric from North Korea, reports CNBC's Brian Sullivan.

  Stuck ship gets un-stuck

Rachel Maddow reports that the U.S. Navy minesweeper that got stuck on a coral reef of the coast of the Philippines has been cut up and removed.

  US Navy moving destroyer into Pacific amid North Korea threats

NBC's Jim Maceda reports on U.S. Navy movements of destroyers into the Pacific amid threats from North Korea.

  Vets help maintain old warships

U.S. Navy veterans, now in their 70s, have volunteered to preserve the USS Laffey, a destroyer built in World War II, in an attempt to preserve history. NBC’s Mark Potter reports.

  CIA Director Gen. David Petraeus resigns

CIA Director General David Petraeus resigns after admitting to an extramarital affair. Former Vice Admiral of the U.S. Navy and former Rep. Joe Sestak joins Ed Schultz to talk about the implications.

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