Report to Congress on Navy Force Structure
The following is the Jan. 22, 2024 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues…
Navy Raises Battle Force Goal to 381 Ships in Classified Report to Congress
The Navy is now more than 80 ships short of the latest estimate of what the sea service thinks it…
CMC Berger to Senate: ‘There’s No Plan’ to Meet Amphib Warship Requirements
The Marine Corps’ top officer told a Senate panel that he put a $1.75 billion warship on the top of…
New Navy Fleet Study Calls for 373 Ship Battle Force, Details are Classified
THE PENTAGON – The Navy quietly slipped a new, classified assessment on the number of ships the service needs to…
CNO Gilday: ‘We Need a Naval Force of Over 500 Ships’
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The U.S. Navy needs a fleet of more than 500 ships to meet its commitments to…
Acting SECNAV: Navy Shipbuilding Faces Review from Incoming Biden Officials
As the Biden administration continues filling key positions, its plans for the Navy should come into better focus, according to…
Navy Awards Contract for First Vessel In Its Family of Unmanned Surface Vehicles
The Navy has awarded a contract for the first unmanned surface vessel it will design and build on its own,…
CNO Gilday Calls for Budget Increase to Reach 355 Ship Fleet; New Battle Force Count Won’t Include Unmanned Ships
ARLINGTON, Va. – If the nation wants a 355-ship fleet in the next decade, the Navy will have to see…
Panel: Unmanned Surface Vessels Will be Significant Part of Future U.S. Fleet
The Navy’s next force structure assessment likely will add significant numbers of large and medium-sized unmanned surface vessels to meet…
Navy Betting Big on Unmanned Warships Defining Future of the Fleet
THE PENTAGON – The Navy has more questions than answers on how it will use unmanned warships in the future,…