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.…
Vice Adm. Kurt Tidd Confirmed as Next U.S. SOUTHCOM Commander
Vice Adm. Kurt Tidd was confirmed by the Senate last week as head of Southern Command and will assume his…
Document: Office of Naval Intelligence Report on Russian Navy
The following is the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) report, The Russian Navy – A Historic Transition.…
Carter’s Rebuke of Navy Budget Proposal Points to Split Between Service, DoD Priorities
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter’s list of directives Monday to the Navy to retool its budget for Fiscal Year 2017…
Document: Budget Directive Letter from SECDEF Carter to SECNAV Mabus
The following is the Dec. 14, 2015 letter from Secretary of Defense Ash Carter to Secretary of the Navy Ray…
SECDEF Carter Directs Navy to Cut Littoral Combat Ship Program to 40 Hulls, Single Shipbuilder
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter has ordered the Navy to trim its total buy of Littoral Combat Ships to 40…
Document: Report to Congress on Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Program
The following is the Dec. 11, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program: Background and…
Navy Under Secretary Nominee Davidson Fields Ford Carrier Concerns During Confirmation Hearing
The nominee for the Navy’s number two civilian post told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday that she shares…
Document: Report to Congress on U.S. Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization
The following is the Dec. 14, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for…
Destroyer Zumwalt Back at Bath Iron Works After First Set of Builders Trials
This post has been updated with an additional information and a statement from the Navy. The first-in-class guided missile destroyer…
N95: F-35B Integration, Larger Fleet Size Create Opportunities To Rethink How Fleet Operates
THE PENTAGON – The Navy and Marine Corps amphibious fleet is on the cusp of two major changes – the…