Senate Appropriators Allot $21.35B for Shipbuilding; 1 Virginia-Class Attack Boat
Senate appropriators are proposing $21.35 billion for Navy shipbuilding that would fund nine battleforce ships, according to the text of…
Austal Expanding Yard In Alabama as It Eyes New Unmanned, Amphibious Shipbuilding Programs
Austal USA is expanding the capacity and capability of its Alabama shipyard, doubling down on investing in its future in…
Proposed COVID-19 Relief Package Includes $2.2B for Shipbuilding, 4 Hospital Ships
Republican senators want to include $2.2 billion for Navy shipbuilding in the latest round of relief funds meant to combat…
House Armed Services Committee Adds Money for EPF, Footstomps Need for Second Virginia SSN
This post has been updated to note the markup ended and the bill will next be heading to a House…
Marines, Navy Both Considering Something Like an Offshore Support Vessel to Supplement Amphibs
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO – As the Navy and the Marine Corps narrow in on what their future amphibious operations…
Expeditionary Fast Transport Undergoes First Fast-Tracked Integrated Sea Trials
In a move designed to hasten the speed of Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transports (EPFs) joining the fleet, the shipbuilder completed…
Austal Counting on LCS and EPF Demand to Boost FY 2020 Earnings
Australian-based Austal Limited predicts its work building U.S. Navy ships in Alabama and ferries in Australia will drive an increase…
Navy: Next Force Structure Assessment Likely to Require More Small Combatants, Supply Ships
CAPITOL HILL – The Navy’s shift to a distributed maritime operations concept and turnover in top operational commands has created…
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…
Pacific Partnership 2019 Puts Expeditionary Fast Transports in the Role of Command Ships
A pair of expeditionary fast transport ships (EPFs) are playing a key role in this year’s multi-national Pacific Partnership 2019 exercise…