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.…
USS Porter Repair Contract Awarded
The Navy issued a $49.4 million contract to fully fund the repairs to the USS Porter (DDG-78) putting aside one…
GAO: Costs Double for Aegis Ashore
The estimated cost of a for series of ballistic missile defense batteries in Eastern Europe and Hawaii have doubled, according…
Report: Lasers on U.S. Navy Ships
The following is from the introduction to the Congressional Research Service’s April, 24 2013 report: Navy Shipboard Lasers for Surface,…
Navy to Decommission Two Oilers in Cost Saving Scheme
The Navy will decommission two of Military Sealift Command’s youngest refueling and Fleet support ships in a bid to save…
Navy Stands Behind 2015 Cruiser Cuts
“Money is better spent on buying back the life of younger ships” with 25 to 30 years left, than putting…
Stackley: Funding Ohio Replacement ‘Daunting Challenge’
“The most daunting challenge” facing the Navy’s newly released shipbuilding plan is paying for the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine replacement when…
CNO: Sequestration Puts New Missile Sub At Risk
The Chief of Naval Operations said the Ohio-class replacement is his “number one program of concern,” although it remains “on…
Navy 30 Year Ship Plan Commits to BMD, LCS
The U.S. Navy has placed an emphasis on ballistic missile defense and a commitment to a next-generation Littoral Combat Ship…
Document: US Navy 2014 Long Range Shipbuilding Plan
The following is a draft of the 2014 U.S. Navy’s 30-year shipbuilding plan, obtained by USNI News The plan, presented…
Document: US Navy Program Guide 2013
From the document’s forward by Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert: The U.S. Navy is the world’s most lethal,…