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…
Pentagon, Navy Conducting Parallel Fleet Studies Ahead of Next National Defense Strategy
The Navy and the Pentagon are crunching numbers on two separate sets of studies that will map out the size…
Pentagon Reissues FY 22 Shipbuilding Totals to Congress In Lieu of 30-Year Plan
The Pentagon submitted an abbreviated long-range shipbuilding report to Congress that does not show construction past the Fiscal Year 2022…
Pentagon Conducting ‘Relook’ of FY-22 Budget; Directive Targets Shipbuilding
This story has been updated to include a statement from a Pentagon spokesperson. The Pentagon is performing a “budget relook”…
UPDATED: White House-Led Navy Shipbuilding Plan Set to Push Boundaries of Pentagon Budgets, Industry Capacity
This post has been updated with additional information from the Navy, the Office of Management and Budget and reaction from…
CNO Gilday Ready to Act on Parts of Future Fleet Plan — As Long As It Doesn’t Hurt Readiness
The chief of naval operations remains mindful of deployment lengths, crew sizes, maintenance capacity and other measures of a healthy…
After 9 Months of Study, Pentagon’s Fleet Architecture Similar to Original Navy Plan
At the beginning of the year, the Navy and Marine Corps sent a new fleet plan to Pentagon leaders that…
Navy, Marines Eyeing Further Integration In Unit-Level Tactics, Budgetary Decisions
The Navy and Marine Corps are further putting their money and their effort towards greater naval integration, as the services…
Esper Opens Door to Boosting Navy’s Shipbuilding Budget to Fund New Force Structure
SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Defense Secretary Mark Esper is open to increasing Navy budgets to support a new shipbuilding plan…
CAPE Nominee: SECDEF Esper Blocked Shipbuilding Plan to Congress Because it Lacked ‘Credible Pathway’ to 355-Ship Fleet
The Pentagon still has not submitted a legally mandated shipbuilding blueprint to lawmakers this year because Defense Secretary Mark Esper…