House Passes FY 2023 NDAA That Authorizes $858B for National Defense
The House, on Thursday, passed the compromise Fiscal Year 2023 defense policy bill that authorizes $858 billion for national defense.…
Compromise $857B Defense Policy Bill Authorizes 11 Battle Force Ships, $25M for Nuclear Cruise Missile Research
The compromise Fiscal Year 2023 defense policy bill released late Tuesday night authorizes a $32.6 billion shipbuilding budget for the…
Destroyer Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee Delivers to the Navy
The final Flight IIA Arleigh Burke destroyer to be built at Ingalls Shipbuilding delivered to the Navy on Tuesday, the…
Report to Congress on Navy’s Next-Generation Destroyer
The following is the Nov. 28, 2022, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Navy DDG(X) Next-Generation Destroyer Program: Background and…
House, Senate Agree to Authorize 3 Flight III Destroyers in FY 23 NDAA Negotiations
Congress is set to authorize the Navy to buy three Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers in Fiscal Year 2023…
USS Zumwalt’s Recent Pacific Underway is ‘First Step’ for Future of the Class, Says PACFLEET Commander
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ahead of next year’s installation of hypersonic missiles, the Navy took one of its most advanced warships…
Navy Details Hypersonic Missile Plan for Zumwalt Destroyers, Virginia Submarines
ARLINGTON, Va. – The trio of Zumwalt-class guided-missile destroyers could each field up to a dozen hypersonic missiles, with the…
Destroyer Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee Completes Navy Acceptance Trials
The last Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer to be built at Ingalls Shipbuilding completed its acceptance trials in the…
STRATCOM Nominee: U.S. Dealing with Expanding Nuclear Threats from China, Russia
Russia and China’s nuclear capabilities require continual assessment due to the threats these powers pose to the United States and…
CNO: Navy Will Lead DDG(X) Design Effort, Wargames Call for Fewer Large Surface Warships
This post has been updated to include pending legislative action on Navy shipbuilding programs. The design of the next American…