Navy Working Through Plan to Hit 80 Percent Hornet Mission Capable Target
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Navy is working through how it will try and hit the ambitious readiness target set by…
Navy Awards Ingalls 6 Destroyers, Bath Iron Works 4 in Multiyear Deal; Ingalls to Build Both 2018 Ships
The Navy awarded six of its next Arleigh Burke-class destroyers to Ingalls Shipbuilding and four to General Dynamics Bath Iron…
New Prototype Demonstration Series Will Continue Navy, Marine Push for Rapid Capability Boosts
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. – The Navy and Marine Corps will build upon the successes of previous technology demonstration…
Geurts: Digitized Design Is Key to Speeding Up Shipbuilding, Repairs
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Digitization is increasingly serving as an important tool to drive down shipbuilding and repair costs, which will be…
Navy Will Release New 30-Year Ship Repair, Modernization Plan with Annual Shipbuilding Report
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Navy will release a 30-year ship repair and modernization plan alongside its 30-year shipbuilding plan next spring,…
Top Navy Acquisitions Official Wants Changes in Acquisition Process to Match New Threats
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Defense Department has about two years to make some “fundamental changes” in acquisition to match the…
Navy Plans to Spend $21B Over 20 Years to Optimize, Modernize Public Shipyards
CAPITOL HILL – The Navy will execute a $21-billion, 20-year public shipyard optimization plan as a series of small projects…
Newport News Would Save $1.6 Billion, Maintain Stable Workforce of 25,000 Under 2 Proposed Carrier Buy
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — If the Navy decides to buy aircraft carriers CVN-80 and 81 together, Newport News Shipbuilding will…
UPDATED: Navy, Newport News Taking Steps Towards Two-Carrier Buy
This post has been updated to include statements from Huntington Ingalls Industries President Mike Petters and House Armed Services seapower and…
Navy’s Top Weapons Buyer Geurts Spells Out Acquisition Philosophy
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Navy’s top weapons buyer wants to speed-up purchases, including finding ways to squeeze cost and time-saving…