Report to Congress on U.S. Amphibious Warship Programs
The following is the April 24, 2024, Congressional Research Service report, Navy LPD-17 Flight II and LHA Amphibious Ship Programs: Background and Issues for Congress.…
Navy Squeezing Costs Out of FFG(X) Program as Requirements Solidify
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Navy says it may have squeezed out about $150 million per hull in savings as the…
N95 Coffman Says Accelerate Big Deck Amphib Construction, Cut LSD Modernization Program
This post has been updated to reflect that the Navy is looking at truncating the modernization period for USS Whidbey Island, the…
Spanish Shipbuilder Navantia Showcases F-100 Frigate Design
ABOARD SPANISH ARMADA FRIGATE ESPS MENDEZ NUNEZ, IN NORFOLK, Va. – Spanish shipbuilding firm Navantia is showcasing the utility of its…
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Jan. 22, 2019
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world…
Navy Studying Hyper Velocity Projectile, Other Ammo for Zumwalt Guns
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Navy is still looking at a variety of options to arm the dormant 155mm Advanced Gun…
Spanish Frigate to Join Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group on Upcoming Deployment
ARLINGTON, Va. – A Spanish frigate will deploy with USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) and attached to its carrier strike group on a…
President Trump Rolls Out New Missile Defense Plan
President Donald Trump said his expanded, space-based missile defense program’s goal is to detect and destroy any incoming missile fired…
USS America Will Head to Japan to Serve as Next Forward-Deployed Amphibious Flagship
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Navy’s newest amphibious assault ship will replace the service’s oldest as the forward-deployed big deck in…
Navy Wants 2 Variants Next Common Auxiliary Hull: One for People, One for Volume
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Navy now plans to design and field two hulls under the Common Hull Auxiliary Multi-Mission Platform…
VCNO Moran: Navy Must Do More to Harness Data to Help Win Future Fights
ARLINGTON, Va. — If the Navy’s going to leverage revolutionary technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning to help make…