CNO, Commandant Call For Balance, Tight Integration As Fleet Grows To 355 Ships
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – As the Navy looks to grow from its 274 ships today to a new goal of…
Lawmakers ask for Hypothetical Budgets to Build a 355 Ship Navy
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Lawmakers have asked the Congressional Budget Office for data on what it would take to reach a…
Document: Summary of the Navy’s New Force Structure Assessment
The following is a Dec. 14, 2016 executive summary of the Navy’s 2016 Force Structure Assessment.…
Stackley: Would Increase SSN, DDG, Amphib Production Rate To Reach 350-Ship Navy
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Navy would prioritize increasing the production rate of existing ship classes and inserting new capabilities into…
Amphib, Destroyer Pairing Seen In High-End Exercise, Current 6th Fleet Operations
As the Navy and Marine Corps work through a high-end warfighting exercise in the Pacific, which features a traditional three-ship…
Navy Revising Force Structure Assessment In Light Of Increased Attack Sub, Other Ship Needs
WASHINGTON, D.C. –The Navy will reexamine the assumptions behind its 308-ship requirement, as the operational landscape has changed drastically since…
Industrial Base Pushes To Start LX(R) Construction In 2018, 2 Years Early
The industrial base that supports the amphibious transport dock (LPD) construction hopes Congress will help accelerate the follow-on LX(R) dock…
Marines Testing Operating from Foreign Ships, Near-Forgotten Platforms to Bring Units Back to Sea
The Marine Corps is experimenting with the interoperability of its Marine Air Ground Task Forces (MAGTFs) with various non-traditional platforms,…