Frank Petersen (DDG-121) leaves HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding on April 8, 2022. HII Photo
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Congress Wants Potential 15 Hull, 5-year Destroyer Deal at 3 Ships a Year
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House Bill Backs Marines’ 31 Amphibious Ship Requirement, Over Navy’s 25 Ship Level
The future USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) departed Huntington Ingalls Shipyard to conduct Acceptance Trials in the Gulf of Mexico. US Navy Photo
Two members in Congress have heard the Marines’ call for more amphibious warships and issued a House bill that would cement their level at 31, according to language reviewed by USNI News. Read More
Fewer Marines, More Sensors Part of Berger’s Latest Force Design Revision
Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (1/2), 2d Marine Division, board a KC-130J Super Hercules at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona, April 22, 2022. US Marine Corps Photo
THE PENTAGON – Reducing the Marines to 175,000 and adding more sensor capability to smaller units are part of a wide swath of adjustments the Marine Corps is pursuing in the latest iteration of its modernization drive. Read More
Navy Quietly Replaces Chief Weapons Buyer
Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG-125) launching at Ingalls Shipbuilding on June 5, 2021. HII Photo
The civilian designated as the Navy’s chief acquisitions officer was replaced with no notice on Tuesday, USNI News has learned. Read More
Littoral Combat Ship USS Sioux City Headed to Middle East After European Tour
USS Sioux City (LCS 11) transits the Atlantic Ocean, May 3. Sioux City is operating in the Atlantic Ocean in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security in order to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Trey Fowler)
After a two year delay, the first Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship is operating in the Eastern Atlantic and on its way to the Middle East, USNI News has learned. Read More
Warship Moskva was Blind to Ukrainian Missile Attack, Analysis Shows
RTS Moskva (121) following an April 13, 2022 strike from Ukrainian missiles. Russian MoD
This post has been updated with additional information on the Moskva’s radar system.
The crew of RTS Moskva (121) was blind to and not ready for the Ukrainian missile attack that sank Russia’s Black Sea flagship, according to a new analysis of the April 13 strike reviewed by USNI News. Read More
General Dynamics Taps Gulf Stream Exec to Lead Bath Iron Works
USS Daniel Inouye (DDG-118) at Bath Iron Works
A Gulfstream executive and retried Army officer has been selected by General Dynamic to lead its Bath Iron Works shipyard, the company announced on Wednesday. Read More
USS George Washington Sailor Deaths Prompts Navy to Investigate Manning in Maintenance
Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Airman Jon Leonard A. Rodriguez Finister, from San Bernardino, California assigned to the Air department aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) on Feb. 23, 2022. US Navy Photo
The string of deaths of sailors assigned to carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) are prompting Navy leaders to rethink manning for longer ship maintenance periods, the head of the service’s East Coast carrier force said on Tuesday. Read More
USS Tripoli Quietly Leaves on Maiden Deployment
USS Tripoli (LHA-7) departs Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., April 7, 2022. US Navy Photo
THE PENTAGON — Amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7) departed Naval Station San Diego, Calif., on an independent deployment to the Western Pacific on Monday, USNI News has learned. Read More
Carrier USS George Washington Mid-Life Overhaul Will Extend into 2023
USS George Washington (CVN-73) in 2020. US Navy
THE PENTAGON – The mid-life repair and refueling of carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) will extend into 2023 and last well over five and half years, according to Navy budget documents. Read More
