Austal USA Breaks Ground on New Steel Assembly Facility
Austal USA broke ground on its planned final steel assembly facility Tuesday, the company announced in a statement.…
Marines Prepare for Smaller Force Due to Budget Woes
The Marine Corps is preparing for its new normal with a force of 175,000, that plans to operate under the…
Cost Will Drive UCLASS Designs
Cost will likely be the biggest design driver for the U.S. Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS)…
Updated: Navy Unfunded Request for Carrier Refueling Removed
The headline and post have been updated to reflect comments from the Office of the Secretary of Defense. A $796…
UCLASS Could Be Used as Tanker for Carrier Air Wing
The U.S. Navy is considering using its forthcoming Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) aircraft as an aerial…
Littoral Combat Ship Mission Packages Safe From Budget Axe For Now
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel’s mandate capping of the first variants of the Littoral Combat Ship at 32 hulls will…
Document: GAO Report on Selected Pentagon Weapon Systems
The following is from the Government Accountability Office’s March, 31, 2014 report to Congress, Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Weapon Programs.…
Opinion: How James Schlesinger Changed the Pentagon for the Better
James Schlesinger was at once a lifelong Washington creature and a man who rose above politics, achieving the heights of…
Navy to Decommission Fire Damaged USS Miami Today
The Navy will hold a formal decommissioning ceremony for USS Miami (SSN-755), the Los Angeles-class attack boat (SSN-688) that was…
Navy and Marines Tell Congress They Need More Funds for Reset and Maintenance
The Navy will likely need five more years of funding above its base budget to send ships through dry dock…
Twenty Former Marine Generals Want More Money for Amphibs
A constellation of twenty former U.S. Marine Corps generals — including a former commandant —wrote Congress to “highlight concerns,” on…