NAVSEA: Cruiser Modernization Delays Biggest Hurdle to On-Time Maintenance
The Navy continues to make improvements on its overall ship maintenance performance, but the cruisers undergoing modernization overhauls are running…
Lawmakers Still Lack Details on Pentagon Shipbuilding Plan
Two senior lawmakers said they don’t have enough information to evaluate the Trump administration’s “hard rudder turn” on its shipbuilding…
UPDATED: Navy’s New Shipbuilding Plan ‘Dead on Arrival,’ Lawmakers Say
This post has been updated to include information from a Feb. 10 budget briefing with Rear Adm. Randy Crites, the…
Navy’s $3.2B Unfunded List Includes Asks for Attack Boat Repair Money, ‘Ambulance’ Vessel
Finding $653 million for a trio of submarines that the Navy is trying to repair in private yards and $49…
Large Surface Combatant Program Delayed Amid Pivot Towards Unmanned, Other Emerging Tech
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Navy’s new focus on distributed maritime operations and the incorporation of high-end weapons is prompting a re-look at…
Davidson: Navy’s LCS, DDG-1000 Experience Will Shape Future Surface Combatant Design
HAMPTON, VA. – Lessons learned on the Littoral Combat Ship’s modularity and the Zumwalt-class destroyer’s power management will help guide…
Navy 30-Year Ship Plan Outlines SSBN Incremental Funding, Pushes Cruiser Phased Modernization
The Navy released its 30-year shipbuilding plan to supplement the Fiscal Year 2017 budget request, which continues the service’s request…
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…
FY 2017 Budget: Navy Wants to Modernize Last 7 Cruisers Instead of Following 2/4/6 Directive from Congress
The Navy revived its cruiser phased modernization plan in the Fiscal Year 2017 budget request, asking Congress to let the…
Document: Memo on Cruiser, Dock Landing Ship Modernization Programs
The following is a May 18, 2015, memo from Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert on the Ticonderoga-class guided…