U.S. Navy’s Complete 30-Year Shipbuilding to Hill
The complete Fiscal Year 2014 30-year U.S. Navy shipbuilding plan. The report, approved by the Office of the Secretary of…
Navy: Ohio Replacement Negotiations ‘Have Not Progressed’
The Navy’s top acquisition official told the Senate Armed Services Committee Seapower Subcommittee that talks with the Defense Department “have…
Mabus Defends LCS on the Hill
With the USS Freedom (LCS-1) due to arrive in Singapore this week, the Littoral Combat Ship program’s cost received close…
Document: Pentagon Assessment on North Korea
The following is from the executive summary of the Pentagon’s report to Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the Democratic People’s Republic…
Sixth National Security Cutter Contract Awarded
The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a $487.1 million contract to Huntington Ingalls Industries for the construction of the sixth…
NAVSEA’s McCoy Speaks
Vice Adm. Kevin McCoy, commander of Naval Sea Systems Command has a rare interview in the latest issue of Proceedings. While…
USS Porter Repair Contract Awarded
The Navy issued a $49.4 million contract to fully fund the repairs to the USS Porter (DDG-78) putting aside one…
GAO: Costs Double for Aegis Ashore
The estimated cost of a for series of ballistic missile defense batteries in Eastern Europe and Hawaii have doubled, according…
Report: Lasers on U.S. Navy Ships
The following is from the introduction to the Congressional Research Service’s April, 24 2013 report: Navy Shipboard Lasers for Surface,…
Navy Stands Behind 2015 Cruiser Cuts
“Money is better spent on buying back the life of younger ships” with 25 to 30 years left, than putting…