HII Delivers Attack Boat New Jersey to Navy
HII Newport News Shipbuilding has delivered the 23rd Vrginia-class nuclear attack submarine to the U.S. Navy, the company announced in a Thursday statement.…
Rear Adm. Phillip Sawyer to Serve as Next U.S. 7th Fleet Commander
Rear Adm. Phillip Sawyer was selected to serve as the next commander of U.S. 7th Fleet in the Pacific, the…
CNO Richardson: Navy Must Take Steps Now To Grow, Improve Fleet
The Navy can begin building up its fleet size in the near-term through accelerating hot production lines of relevant warships,…
Document: Chief Of Naval Operations’ White Paper, ‘The Future Navy’
The following is the white paper, The Future Navy, from Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson.…
Document: Report to Congress on Navy Shipbuilding and Force Structure
The following is the May 5, 2017 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues…
Lawmakers to Focus on Ship Maintenance Funding in 2018 After 2017 Spending Plan Creates ‘Shortfall’
The Fiscal Year 2017 compromise spending bill has “shortfalls” in ship maintenance funding, but the House Armed Services Committee will…
PACOM Hearings Preview Spending Needs In Coming Years; Munitions, SSN Shortfalls Must Be Addressed
U.S. Pacific Command operations were the focus of House and Senate armed services committee hearings this week, and PACOM commander…
Sinking of Surveillance Ship Highlights Increase in Russian Navy Operations
This post has been updated to clarify the deployment of Russian Navy Kilo-class attack submarineRostov-na-Donu. The sinking of the Russian…
CBO: 355-Ship Fleet Would Cost the Navy $102B Annually
The Navy would have to spend $102 billion annually build, operate and maintain a 355-ship fleet over the next 30…
Document: Report to Congress on Virginia-class Submarine Program
The following is the April 6, 2017 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Virginia (SSN-774) Class Attack Submarine Procurement: Background and…
Panel: Arctic Tensions, Competition Continues to Increase
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The Arctic is often characterized as a region of “high attention and low tension,” but that…