Top Stories 2022: U.S. Navy Acquisition
This post is part of a series looking back at the top naval stories from 2022. This year saw the U.S.…
Great Wall of Naval Targets Discovered in Chinese Desert
China has been honing its ship-killing skills for potential future conflicts on new targets in a remote desert, according to…
Second U.S. Aircraft Carrier Missile Target Spotted in Chinese Desert
A second suspected missile target in the shape of a U.S. aircraft carrier has been spotted in a rural Chinese…
China ‘Clearly’ Developing Aviation and Maritime Capabilities to Counter U.S. in Indo-Pacific, Says Pentagon
China continues to pursue both aviation and maritime capabilities to counter the United States in the Indo-Pacific region, a Pentagon…
China Builds Missile Targets Shaped Like U.S. Aircraft Carrier, Destroyers in Remote Desert
The Chinese military has built targets in the shape of an American aircraft carrier and other U.S. warships in the Taklamakan…
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…
Navy’s Nuclear Propulsion Maker Sees Support For 2nd Virginia-Class Attack Boat in FY 2021
Support for adding a second Virginia-class fast attack submarine to the Fiscal Year 2021 budget is growing on Capitol Hill,…
Ford’s 5th Weapons Elevator Done With Testing; All 11 Should Be Done By Next Summer’s Shock Trials
The Navy and Newport News Shipbuilding have finished building and testing the first lower elevator on aircraft carrier USS Gerald…
HII Petters: Now is the ‘Most Exciting Time’ in Shipbuilding in 30 Years
Congress and the Pentagon are in the midst of a two-year spending spree, and Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) leadership is…
HAC-D Passes $674.6B FY 2019 Spending Bill; $22.7B for Shipbuilding
The House Appropriations defense subcommittee passed its Fiscal Year 2019 spending bill, according to a Wednesday statement.…