Lawmaker Calls for New U.S. Maritime Strategy with Pacific Focus
To counter threats from China, a top U.S. lawmaker Friday called on the U.S. Navy to develop a new maritime…
Report to Congress on Navy SSN(X) Next-Generation Attack Submarine
The following is the June 1, 2021 Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Navy Next-Generation Attack Submarine (SSN[X]) Program: Background…
Analyst Says Pentagon ‘Walked Away From the 500-ship Navy’
The Navy’s modest shipbuilding request as part of the Fiscal Year 2022 budget shows the Pentagon has “walked away from…
Report to Congress on Navy SSN(X) Next-Generation Attack Submarine
The following is the May 10, 2021 Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Navy Next-Generation Attack Submarine (SSN[X]) Program: Background…
Interview: Elaine Luria Says Navy Needs to Build ‘Battle Force 2025’ Instead of Divesting to Prepare for a 2045 Fight
The vice-chair of the House Armed Services Committee does not support the Navy’s “divest to invest” strategy of ridding the…
Rep Luria Letter to President Biden on Maritime-centric National Defense Strategy
The following is a March 26, 2021 letter from Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.) to President Joe Biden calling for a…
Luria: Navy Should Not Decommission Ships Early in Favor of New Construction
Decommissioning ships that have viable service life at a faster rate than industry can build new ones is not how…
Top Stories 2020: U.S. Navy Acquisition
This post is part of a series of stories looking back at the top naval news from 2020. 2020 may be…
Navy Confident It Could Build 3 Virginia SSNs a Year, Though More Study Needed On Shipyard Capacity
The Navy has “full confidence we can ramp up” to building three attack submarines per year if the Navy buildup…
No Margin Left: Overworked Carrier Force Struggles to Maintain Deployments After Decades of Overuse
Navy aircraft carrier operations are up 40 percent this year over last year, even as the service has fewer available…