The following is the Dec. 22, 2022 Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
Tag Archives: Ingalls Shipbuilding
Ingalls Starts Fabrication on Future USS Fallujah
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Ingalls Shipbuilding has cut steel on the fourth America-class big-deck amphibious warship at its Mississippi shipyard, the company announced on Tuesday. Read More
Flight III Arleigh Burke Destroyer Jack H. Lucas Underway for the First Time
Jack H. Lucas (DDG-125) underway in the Gulf of Mexico underway during builders trials. HII Photo
The first Flight III Arleigh Burke guided-missile destroyer was underway for the first-time last week for builder’s trials in the Gulf of Mexico, Naval Sea Systems Command announced on Monday. Read More
President Biden Signs Continuing Resolution; Senate Passes NDAA Fiscal Year 2023
Marine One lands on the White House lawn in 2021. White House Photo
President Joe Biden on Friday signed a stopgap bill that will keep the government funded for another week while lawmakers work on a final spending framework. Read More
SECNAV Names Next Big Deck Amphib USS Fallujah
The hull of the future USS Bougainville (LHA-8) at Ingalls Shipbuilding on Aug. 4, 2022. USNI News Photo
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro named a future landing helicopter assault ship after the first and second Battle of Fallujah, the Navy announced Tuesday. Read More
House Passes FY 2023 NDAA That Authorizes $858B for National Defense
Moon over U.S. Capitol on Nov. 13, 2016. NASA Photo
The House, on Thursday, passed the compromise Fiscal Year 2023 defense policy bill that authorizes $858 billion for national defense. Read More
Compromise $857B Defense Policy Bill Authorizes 11 Battle Force Ships, $25M for Nuclear Cruise Missile Research
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The compromise Fiscal Year 2023 defense policy bill released late Tuesday night authorizes a $32.6 billion shipbuilding budget for the Navy to build 11 battle force ships. Read More
Destroyer Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee Delivers to the Navy
Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG-123) during sea trials on Oct. 6, 2022. HII Photo
The final Flight IIA Arleigh Burke destroyer to be built at Ingalls Shipbuilding delivered to the Navy on Tuesday, the service announced. Read More
House, Senate Agree to Authorize 3 Flight III Destroyers in FY 23 NDAA Negotiations
Arleigh Burke destroyers Jack H. Lucas (DDG-125), Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG-123) and the Legend-class cutter Calhoun (WMSL-759) at Ingalls Shipbuilding on Aug. 4, 2022. USNI News Photo
Congress is set to authorize the Navy to buy three Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers in Fiscal Year 2023 as part of a nearly finalized House and Senate $847 billion defense policy bill, USNI News has learned. Read More
USS Zumwalt’s Recent Pacific Underway is ‘First Step’ for Future of the Class, Says PACFLEET Commander
USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) returns to San Diego, Nov. 10, 2022. US Navy Photo
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ahead of next year’s installation of hypersonic missiles, the Navy took one of its most advanced warships out for a three-month underway in the Western Pacific to test the ship’s capabilities and reliability, the commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet told USNI News. Read More
