Republican Lawmakers Question CAPE on Amphibious Warship Buys
Two Republican lawmakers are probing the Pentagon about the use of multi-year purchase strategies for large amphibious ships.…
Biden Admin Could Do More to Reassure Seoul Against North Korean Threat, Expert Says
A clear statement from President Joe Biden that the United States will respond to North Korean actions involving nuclear weapons would…
Luria: Sending Japan-based USS Ronald Reagan to Middle East ‘Biggest Strategic’ Mistake in a Lifetime
Dispatching the Navy’s Japan-based forward-deployed aircraft carrier to the Middle East earlier this year to bolster the withdrawal from Afghanistan…
Cyber Presence Operations Key to Pentagon’s Gray Zone Conflict with China
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday believes the best way to counter Chinese gray zone cyber operations is to…
SASC Defense Bill Requires Navy to Present Fleet Plan Directly to Congress
The Senate Armed Services Committee has crafted legislation to give the Navy more ownership over its fleet architecture studies, according…
Lawmaker Calls for New U.S. Maritime Strategy with Pacific Focus
To counter threats from China, a top U.S. lawmaker Friday called on the U.S. Navy to develop a new maritime…
CNO, Commandant: Services Have A Good Idea of How They’ll Fight, If Congress Helps Them With the Right Spending Plans
The chief of naval operations and commandant of the Marine Corps say they are increasingly clear on how they’d want…
Wittman: Navy Needs Money in its Budget for Modernization, But Not From Cutting Cruisers
This post has been updated to clarify that Rep. Rob Wittman would like to see a defense budget of…
NAVSEA: Navy Could Accelerate Some Public, Private Shipyard Upgrades If Money Were Available
Support is growing within the House Armed Services Committee to accelerate Navy efforts to improve ship repair capacity at both…
Interview: Elaine Luria Says Navy Needs to Build ‘Battle Force 2025’ Instead of Divesting to Prepare for a 2045 Fight
The vice-chair of the House Armed Services Committee does not support the Navy’s “divest to invest” strategy of ridding the…