Navy, Marine Corps Request Modest $1.7B in ‘Unfunded Priorities List’ to Congress
The Navy and Marine Corps requested just $1.7 billion in additional spending in their Fiscal Year 2019 unfunded priorities lists, an annual list to…
2nd Expeditionary Sea Base USNS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams Delivers to Navy
The Navy’s second afloat base for special operations and mine countermeasure forces has delivered to the service, according to a…
ESB USNS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams Likely to Deploy to Mediterranean
CAPITOL HILL – The Marine Corps intends for the next Expeditionary Sea Base ship, the future USNS Hershel “Woody” Williams…
Wittman: Armed Services Committee Won’t Accept Proposed Navy Shipbuilding Plan; More Hulls Needed
CAPITOL HILL – The House Armed Services Committee will not accept a Navy shipbuilding plan of anything lower than 13…
Navy Buildup Partially Rests on More Forward-Deployed LCSs; Supported by More Accurate Manpower Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Navy intends to support a near-term increase in ship inventory and deployed forces by forward-deploying some…
Navy FY 2019 Budget Request Pushes MQ-25A Stingray to Mid-2020s
THE PENTAGON – The Navy’s MQ-25A Stingray unmanned aerial tanker project, previously described as a rapid acquisition program for the…
Navy to Grow Fleet by 46 Ships in 5 Years; Plans to Increase Deployed Hulls by 30 Percent
Editor’s note: Since the publication of this story, USNI News has learned the 131 ship number the Navy said it…
FY 2019 U.S. Navy 30-Year Shipbuilding Plan
The following is the Fiscal Year 2019 U.S. Navy 30-year shipbuilding plan, released by the service on Feb. 12, 2018.…
Ship and Aircraft Procurement See Bumps in FY2019 in $194.1B DoN Budget
THE PENTAGON — Shipbuilding and aviation procurement received modest bumps in the $194.1-billion Defense Department budget request for the Navy…
New $1.4T Congressional Defense Deal Will Curtail Spending Caps For Now
Both houses of Congress will vote Thursday on a bill that will fund the Pentagon to the tune of $1.4…