CNO, Commandant: Services Have A Good Idea of How They’ll Fight, If Congress Helps Them With the Right Spending Plans
The chief of naval operations and commandant of the Marine Corps say they are increasingly clear on how they’d want…
CNO: Pentagon Force Posture Review Will Inform Future Carrier Missions, Arctic Presence
The chief of naval operations said an ongoing Global Force Posture Review led by the defense secretary could bring about…
Light Carrier Studies Already Underway As Navy Considers Role for CVLs in Future Fleet
The Navy’s engineering community has already started conducting light carrier design and engineering studies, even as the Navy and the…
Top Stories 2020: U.S. Navy Acquisition
This post is part of a series of stories looking back at the top naval news from 2020. 2020 may be…
CNO: Navy Will Have to Convince Biden Administration to Invest in Larger, Lethal Fleet
This post has been updated to include additional information from Adm. Gilday’s remarks. After it took the better part of…
Navy, Marines Will Need Recapitalized Sealift, Logistics Capabilities to Succeed in Pacific Operations
The Navy and Marine Corps need to grow their capacity to move people and supplies to and around a contested…
After 9 Months of Study, Pentagon’s Fleet Architecture Similar to Original Navy Plan
At the beginning of the year, the Navy and Marine Corps sent a new fleet plan to Pentagon leaders that…
Navy, Marines Eyeing Further Integration In Unit-Level Tactics, Budgetary Decisions
The Navy and Marine Corps are further putting their money and their effort towards greater naval integration, as the services…
Hudson Recommends 581 Ships, New Class of Corvette as Part of Input to Pentagon Fleet Plan
The first of three inputs to the Pentagon’s Future Naval Force Study was released this week, the Hudson Institute is…