Navy Sees No Easy Answer to Balance Future Surface Fleet
THE PENTAGON – Based on the Navy’s current vision of its future fleet, the service will be too top-heavy in the coming…
Navy: Affordability, Commonality Needed To Address Near, Long-Term Shipbuilding Challenges
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy is in the midst of a massive shipbuilding spree, with 65 ships across eight shipyards…
WEST: Navy Wants Congressional Mandate Preventing Decommissioning Modernized Cruisers
SAN DIEGO — When the Navy once again asked Congress to approve a years-long phased modernization plan for its unmodernized…
Guided Missile Cruiser USS Cowpens Ceremonially Enters Modernization Period, USS Gettysburg to Follow This Week
The first in a planned series of contentious modernizations to the Navy’s guide missile cruiser fleet formally began in a…
Upgraded Cruiser USS Chancellorsville Arrives in Japan for Forward Deployment
The modernized guided missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG-62) has arrived in Japan to join the U.S. Navy’s Forward Deployed Naval…
Modernized Cruiser Chancellorsville Leaving for New Homeport in Japan
The guided missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG-62) departed San Diego today for its new homeport of Yokosuka, Japan, rejoining the…
Mabus: Navy Would Sign Contracts Now if Congress Allows Cruiser Phased Modernization
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus pushed back against the logic that led the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) to adopt a…
HASC Votes to Cut Cruiser Modernization Timelines in Half Despite Navy Concerns
The House Armed Services Committee approved a plan by Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) to cut the Navy’s cruiser modernization period…
HASC Bill Would Speed Up Cruiser Modernization Plan, But Not All Members Agree
The Navy’s cruiser modernization effort will once again be a hot topic of debate, as some House Armed Services Committee…
What the U.S. Navy Could Learn from Danish Frigate Design
As the U.S. Navy’s requirements and engineering communities look at upcoming ship classes and attempt to build in flexibility, they…