Navy Unveils Next-Generation DDG(X) Warship Concept with Hypersonic Missiles, Lasers
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Navy wants its next warship to fire hypersonic missiles and lasers that would be ten times…
Report on Navy TAGOS(X) Ocean Surveillance Shipbuilding Program
The following is the Congressional Research Service Dec. 22, 2021, In Focus report, Navy TAGOS(X) Ocean Surveillance Shipbuilding Program: Background…
New Defense Bill Saves 2 Cruisers, Approves 13 Battle Force Ships; Adds 12 Super Hornets
Congressional authorizers are approving 13 battle force ships and saving two of the seven aging Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers the Navy…
Biden Signs Continuing Resolution; Navy Mum on Effects to Service
President Joe Biden signed a stopgap funding bill on Friday that will keep the government open into next year, as…
Overview of Department of Defense Budget Process
The following is the Nov. 12, 2021, Congressional Research Service report, The Department of Defense (DOD) Budget: An Orientation.…
Navy Downplays Effects of Continuing Resolution, No Waivers Sent to Capitol Hill
This post has been updated with a statement from Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro. The Navy has downplayed…
Navy Plans to Cut 1,000 Civilian Jobs, Close U.S. Base Libraries in $280M Cost Savings Drive
The Navy will cut about 1,000 civilian jobs in the U.S. and reduce base services across the country as part…
Navy Will Cut 500 Civilian East Coast Jobs in ‘Drastic Action’ to Cut $66M
Five hundred Navy civilian employees on the East Coast will be cut and port operations will be restricted to a…
HASC Chairman Sees Future for Aircraft Carriers, Questions Cost
Questioning the $12 billion price tag of new aircraft carriers, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said “presence…
HASC Seapower Mark Adds Second Destroyer, Paves Way For Cruiser Decommissionings
The House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee’s mark of the annual defense policy bill authorizes a second destroyer…