Littoral Combat Ship Report to Congress
The following is the May 17, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background and Issues…
Report to Congress on U.S. Navy Frigate FFG(X) Program
The following is the April 4, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Frigate (FFG[X]) Program: Background and Issues for Congress.…
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…
Navy to Begin Large Surface Combatant Buys in 2025; Delayed From Original 2023 Start
The Navy now plans to buy its first Large Surface Combatant ship in Fiscal Year 2025, pushed back two years…
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…
Navy Budgeting $1.3B for First FFG(X) Hull; 9 Planned Over the Next Five Years
THE PENTAGON — The Navy is budgeting $1.3 billion in Fiscal Year 2020 to purchase its first-in-class guided-missile frigate and…
Navy Issues Draft RFP for FFG(X) Next-Generation Frigate
The Navy has issued a draft request for proposal to design and build its planned class of 20 next-generation guided-missile…
Report to Congress on U.S. Navy Frigate (FFG(X)) Program
The following is the Feb. 4, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Frigate (FFG[X]) Program: Background and Issues for Congress.…
Navy Squeezing Costs Out of FFG(X) Program as Requirements Solidify
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Navy says it may have squeezed out about $150 million per hull in savings as the…