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.…
Navy Could Need More Funding Waivers if CR Period Stretches
While the Navy is focused on how a potential continuing resolution could affect the new Columbia-class submarine program, the service’s…
Pentagon Wants a Process to Field Unmanned Systems, AI Faster
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Though the Pentagon is accelerating how it buys unmanned and artificial intelligence systems, leaders want to…
Report to Congress on Navy Force Structure
The following is the Sept. 15, 2020 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues…
Esper: Unmanned Vessels Will Allow the Navy to Reach 355-Ship Fleet
ABOARD AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS CARL VINSON, OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA – Defense Secretary Mark Esper told sailors today that…
Joint Force Command Norfolk Reaches Initial Operational Capability
NATO’s Joint Force Command Norfolk has achieved initial operational capability, with plans to be fully operational by the end of…
Senators Clash Over $8B Nuclear Security Admin Funding Holdover
A group of senators pressed the head of the National Nuclear Security Administration on Thursday to explain why her agency…
Esper Opens Door to Boosting Navy’s Shipbuilding Budget to Fund New Force Structure
SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Defense Secretary Mark Esper is open to increasing Navy budgets to support a new shipbuilding plan…
Navy Sharpening Anti-Submarine Warfare Skills in Black Widow Exercise
The Navy is expanding how it coordinates anti-submarine warfare missions in an exercise the service began in the Atlantic last…
Attack Sub Montana Christened at Newport News, As Yard Tries Keeping to Schedule Despite COVID
Despite the coronavirus pandemic taking its toll on submarine construction at Newport News Shipbuilding, as the company president announced last…
Report to Congress on Columbia-class Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine Program
The following is the Sept. 8, 2020 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Columbia (SSBN-826) Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background…