Navy, Marine Program Cuts Pay Biggest Share of New $4B Pentagon Border Barrier Funding
This post has been updated with statements from shipbuilder HII, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, HASC chairman Rep.…
Thornberry Uneasy With Pentagon Shipbuilding Plan, Supports Fully Funding Nuclear Triad
The House Armed Services Committee’s top Republican has “heartburn” over the proposed shipbuilding budget for Fiscal Year 2021 but is…
Coast Guard Budget Request Funds Two of Three Major Cutter Programs
The Coast Guard’s Fiscal Year 2021 budget request calls for fully funding the next phases of the service’s two most…
Navy Wants Small Bump in End Strength; Marines Shrink Slightly
The Navy is asking for a modest increase in force size for Fiscal Year 2021 while the Marine Corps is…
UPDATED: Navy’s New Shipbuilding Plan ‘Dead on Arrival,’ Lawmakers Say
This post has been updated to include information from a Feb. 10 budget briefing with Rear Adm. Randy Crites, the…
Navy Budget Proposal Slashes Shipbuilding in Smallest Hull Buy Since Sequestration
THE PENTAGON – The Navy’s Fiscal Year 2021 budget lays out a shipbuilding plan that would be the smallest in…
Experts Say Navy Has ‘No Foreseeable Solution’ to Build a 355-Ship Fleet
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Expect the White House’s Fiscal Year 2021 defense funding request to include an unrealistic expectation for the…
SECNAV Modly: Path to 355 Ships Will Rely on New Classes of Warships
The Navy’s plans to get to 355 manned ships by 2030 will rely on new classes of ships that don’t…
DoD Stays Quiet About FY 2021 Funding For Expanding Navy Fleet
THE PENTAGON — Defense Department leadership is staying mum about whether they think the Pentagon will get enough money to…
General Dynamics Confident Flat Federal Spending Won’t Slow Down Columbia Class
A flat but stable defense budget outlook was welcomed by the General Dynamics chief executive, who told analysts she expects…