Navy ‘Struggling’ to Modernize Aging Cruiser Fleet As Tight Budgets Push Pentagon to Shed Legacy Platforms
This post has been updated to clarify the timeline for the Flight III DDGs’ entry to the fleet. A plan…
CBO: Navy Still Needs Bigger Workforce To Dig Out of Submarine Maintenance Backlog
The Navy still has major challenges in digging out of its longstanding submarine maintenance backlog even after growing the workforce…
CBO Report on Nuclear Submarine Maintenance
The following is the March 24, 2021 Congressional Budget Office report, The Capacity of the Navy’s Shipyards to Maintain Its…
New Details of Austal’s EPF Hospital Ship Emerge
After the Navy last week issued a $235-million contract modification to Austal USA to build its latest multi-purpose Expeditionary Fast…
Salvage Company Begins Removing Island on USS Bonhomme Richard Ahead of Towing, Dismantling
This post has been updated to include additional information from NAVSEA. A salvage company began removing the island on damaged…
Navy, Lawmaker Split Over Timeline to Renovate Public Repair Yards
The Navy faces a conundrum in renovating its centuries-old public shipyards.…
Report to Congress on Constellation-class Frigate Program (FFG-62)
The following is the Feb. 11, 2020 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Constellation (FFG-62) Class Frigate (Previously FFG[X]) Program: Background…
Navy: Constellation Frigate, DDG(X) Programs Mark Start of ‘Surface Ship Renaissance’
The Navy already has models of the Constellation-class frigate and the upcoming DDG(X) destroyer in the water at Naval Surface…
Light Carrier Studies Already Underway As Navy Considers Role for CVLs in Future Fleet
The Navy’s engineering community has already started conducting light carrier design and engineering studies, even as the Navy and the…
Navy Working on Better Maintainability, Self-Sufficiency for LCS and Rest of Surface Fleet
Navy officials in Washington and on the waterfront are trying to help the Littoral Combat Ships grow more reliable and…