CNO Wants to Pursue Multi-Year Buy for Stalled Amphibious Ship Program
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The Chief of Naval Operations wants the Navy to pursue a multi-year procurement strategy for the…
CNO, Commandant Asking for Fleet Wholeness Amid Pause in Future Force Structure Planning
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Navy and Marine Corps are caught in a battle with Pentagon leadership over the right…
Navy $40 Billion Savings Effort Linked to Force Structure Assessment
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Navy’s effort to squeeze $40 billion in savings from its budget is linked to the size…
Next Chief of Naval Operations Will Lead a Navy Facing Readiness, Personnel, Technology Challenges
When Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson took charge of the Navy in 2015, the service was still largely…
New Defense Strategy, Commitment to Readiness Drove Major Shifts in Navy Budget
THE PENTAGON – The Navy’s Fiscal Year 2020 budget request includes tectonic shifts in how the Navy does business –…
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: 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…