UPDATED: FY 2018 Omnibus Bill Boosts Shipbuilding $3.3B Over Pentagon Request; Expands F-35, Super Hornet Buys
This post has been updated to include the Senate’s passage of the omnibus spending bill early on Friday morning. Congress…
Memo Establishing PEO Unmanned and Small Surface Combatants
The following is the March 13, 2018 memo Establishment of Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Surface Combatants.…
SECNAV to Congress: Changes in Acquisition Will Mean More Money in Shipbuilding
CAPITOL HILL – Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer told the House Armed Services Committee March 20 that he would use…
Navy End Strength Not on Pace to Run a 355-Ship Fleet
Recent challenges to Navy recruiting and retention have left the sea service 11,000 sailors short of its required manpower level in the…
Navy Won’t Ramp Up Deployments to a 131 Ship Average by 2023
The Navy does not intend to increase the number of average deployed ships by 31 in the next five years,…
Navy, Lawmakers Debate How to Best Leverage, Protect Shipbuilding Industry
CAPITOL HILL — Navy leaders told lawmakers today the Fiscal Year 2019 budget request and long-range shipbuilding plan were both crafted with…
Navy Makes Training Simulation Based on Fatal USS Fitzgerald Collision
The Navy has created a training simulation to recreate the chain of errors that led to the fatal collision of USS…
Navy Picks Five Contenders for Next Generation Frigate FFG(X) Program
Five ship designs will compete in the Navy’s bid for 20 next-generation guided-missile frigates (FFG(X)) that will follow the Littoral Combat Ship,…
Navy to Grow Fleet by 46 Ships in 5 Years; Plans to Increase Deployed Hulls by 30 Percent
Editor’s note: Since the publication of this story, USNI News has learned the 131 ship number the Navy said it…
Naval Shipyard Plan Due to Congress This Month
The Navy this month will explain to Congress what it needs to keep its ship repair yards able and optimized…