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.…
Document: 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review
The following is from the executive summary of the 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review, released on March, 4 2014. The United States faces a…
Document: Congressional Report on Navy Littoral Combat Ship Program
The following is the Feb. 25, 2014 update on the Littoral Combat Ship program from the Congressional Research Service. On…
Huntington Ingalls and VT Halter Marine Protest Coast Guard Cutter Design Contract Awards
Huntington Ingalls Industries and VT Halter Marine have filed a protest over the design contract awards for the Coast Guard’s…
Document: Report on Navy Shipboard Lasers
The following is from the Feb. 7, 2013 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Shipboard Lasers for Surface, Air, and Missile…
Coast Guard Chief Papp: Service ‘Shouldn’t Bear Full Brunt’ of New Icebreaker Cost
The Coast Guard will likely need help from other government agencies to fund its proposed new $1 billion heavy icebreaker…
McCain Plans to Hold Up Work, Wormuth Nomination
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is expected to place a hold on the nominations for Bob Work and Christine Wormuth for…
McCain Grills Bob Work Over LCS Program in Tuesday Nomination Hearing
The Senate Armed Services Committee held a confirmation hearing for incoming deputy secretary of defense Bob Work on Tuesday.…
Pentagon Retiring Air Force’s U-2 and A-10 Warthog in Latest Budget Deal
The U.S. Air Force will retire the Fairchild Republic A-10 Warthog and the Lockheed Martin U-2 intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance…
Hagel: Navy to Lay Up 11 Cruisers, Carrier Cut Decision Delayed until 2016 Budget
The U.S. Navy will “lay up” half of the service’s fleet of Ticonderoga-class missile cruisers under the President’s fiscal year…
Pentagon Caps LCS at 32 Hulls, Hagel Directs Navy to Evaluate ‘Capable and Lethal’ Frigate Designs
The Pentagon will cut the final number of the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) by 20 — from 52 to…