Navy Issues $8M Modification for Overhaul of Cruiser it Plans to Decommission
The Navy on Wednesday issued an $8 million contract modification for the modernization overhaul of a ship it wants to…
Panel: Many U.S. Defense Spending Trends Based on What’s Happening in China, Russia
Questions about China’s defense spending, programs and systems – and the Pentagon’s response – dominated a Wednesday House Appropriations defense…
Senate Passes FY 2021 Defense Authorization Bill by Large Margin
The Senate passed its version of the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act with an 86 to 14 vote,…
House Appropriations Bill Includes Funding for Second Virginia-Class Submarine
The House Appropriations defense subcommittee today released its draft Fiscal Year 2021 defense funding bill that would buy nine Navy…
355-Ship Navy Could Take More Than Three Decades to Build, Acting Navy Under Secretary Says
Chances are the Navy’s leaders of a proposed 355-ship fleet have not even finished high school yet, according to Pentagon…
Trump Admin Pays for 2nd 2018 Littoral Combat Ship By Delaying Reactor Core for Carrier Overhaul, Other Cuts
CORRECTION: A previous version of this post incorrectly stated where a nuclear reactor the Trump administration delayed to free up…
Senate Armed Services Bill Directs Navy to Start a Preliminary Design Effort for a Light Carrier, Pluses Up Shipbuilding Totals Over Trump Budget
The Senate Armed Services Committee version of the Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act piles on more ships and…
HASC Would Add 5 Ships, $3 Billion in Aircraft Procurement to Navy’s 2018 Plans
The House Armed Services Committee released its Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act language this evening, in a bill…
House Appropriators Would Fund 11 Ships, 24 Super Hornets in 2018 Bill
The House Appropriations defense subcommittee is considering a bill today that would provide $584.2 billion in defense base budget spending…
Document: House Joint Task Force Report on U.S. CENTCOM ISIS Intel Analysis
The following is the Aug. 10, 2016 Initial Findings of the U.S. House of Representatives Joint Task Force on U.S.…