Navy Quietly Downscales Destroyer Upgrades
The Navy has quietly reduced the scope of upgrades to its guided missile destroyers in a move that could make…
Document: Report to Congress on the Navy’s Next Amphibious Warship
The following is the May 12, 2014 Congressional Research Service report, Navy LX(R) Amphibious Ship Program: Background and Issues for…
Navy Asks Industry for Input for Follow-on to Littoral Combat Ship
The Navy is calling on industry to arm the task force working the follow-on design to the current version of…
Navy Delays Commissioning of Latest Nuclear Attack Submarine
The Navy is delaying the commissioning of the first Block III Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine — North Dakota (SSN-784) —…
Spain Asks U.S. for More Help to Fix Flawed Sub
In a recent U.S. visit, the Spanish Secretary of State for Defense Pedro Argüelles asked American officials for more help…
Navy Leaders: Fleet Size Could Fall to 240 Ships Without Budget Relief
Without relief from automatic budget cuts and money from sources other than its shipbuilding account to pay for the Ohio-class…
Navy Axes Griffin Missile In Favor of Longbow Hellfire for LCS
The Navy has traded Raytheon’s Griffin IIB missile for Lockheed Martin’s Longbow Hellfire AGM-114L for the surface-to-surface missile for early…
Navy Kicks Off LCS Follow-on Study
The Navy has outlined its next steps in an Pentagon mandated efforts to create a new type of ship to…
Navy’s Next Generation Radar Could Have Future Electronic Attack Abilities
The U.S. Navy’s Air and Missile Defense radar — which is being developed by Raytheon for the service’s Flight III…
SNA 2014: Navy Pressing Ahead with Zumwalt
The Navy’s efforts to get its newest destroyer out to sea are on track, despite numerous setbacks to several of…