Despite No Mention of LPD-29 In 2018 Budget Request, Navy Committed to Rapid LPD-to-LX(R) Transition
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After this week’s 2018 budget request rollout it is still unclear if the Navy will use the…
Zukunft: Changing Arctic Could Lead to Armed U.S. Icebreakers in Future Fleet
The U.S. Coast Guard has begun work to design and buy three heavy and three medium polar icebreakers, but the…
Marine Corps: 2017 Spending Bill Supports ‘Marine Corps Force 2025’ Strategy
Marine Corps leadership is pleased with the sum of money Congress gave the service in this week’s spending bill agreement…
Thornberry: Trump Budget Too Small; Pentagon Needs $91B More Than Defense Spending Caps Allow
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House Armed Services Committee chairman wants a defense spending increase nearly 70 percent larger than what…
Huntington Ingalls Awaiting Commitment from Navy Before Ramping Up Workforce
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Navy and many lawmakers want a massive increase in Navy spending but haven’t yet put…
Document: CBO Analysis of the Navy’s Fiscal Year 2017 Shipbuilding Plan
The following is the Congressional Budget Office report, An Analysis of the Navy’s Fiscal Year 2017 Shipbuilding Plan.…
Document: Congressional Budget Office Analysis of the Navy’s Fiscal Year 2017 Shipbuilding Plan
The following is the Congressional Budget Office An Analysis of the Navy’s Fiscal Year 2017 Shipbuilding Plan which was released on…
Navy Wants to Grow Fleet to 355 Ships; 47 Hull Increase Adds Destroyers, Attack Subs
The Navy released a new fleet plan that calls for 355 ships, outlining a massive increase in the size of…
SECNAV Mabus Memo: Navy Budget Submission Built with Trump’s Pentagon in Mind
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Outgoing Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus has crafted the Fiscal 2018 Department of the Navy budget…