Senate FY 21 Authorization Bill Buys 7 Ships, Adds Oversight on Future Unmanned Air and Surface Ships
The Senate Armed Services Committee version of the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act keeps shipbuilding in line with…
Austal USA, Lockheed Martin Awarded FY 2018 Littoral Combat Ship Hulls
Austal USA and Lockheed Martin were awarded contract modifications to build the Navy’s Fiscal Year 2018 batch of Littoral Combat…
GAO Report on U.S. Navy Future Shipbuilding Investment
The following is the June 6, 2018 Government Accountability Office report Navy Shipbuilding Past Performance Provides Valuable Lessons for Future…
SECNAV Spencer: LCS Build Rate ‘Not Optimal’ But ‘Good‘ for Sustaining Yards Ahead of FFG(X)
CAPITOL HILL — Navy leaders are committed to buying a single Littoral Combat Ship in Fiscal Year 2019 despite increasing…
Shipbuilders Worried About Navy Plan for 1 LCS in 2019 Ahead of Frigate Transition
The Navy’s plan to buy just one Littoral Combat Ship in Fiscal Year 2019 has the two LCS shipbuilders uneasy,…
Navy FY 2019 Budget Request Will Include a 30-Year Shipbuilding Plan
CAPITOL HILL – Next month’s Pentagon budget request to Congress will include a 30-year shipbuilding plan, Navy leadership said today.…
Navy Wants FY 2018 Amphib to be First-in-Class LX(R), Not a 14th LPD
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Navy wants the next amphibious ship it buys to be the first of the next-generation LX(R) amphibs…
DDG-51 Program Office Preparing RFP for Next Multiyear Buy; Will Include Options for Additional Ships
WASHINGTON NAVY YARD — The Navy is preparing to release the request for proposals (RFP) for at least 10 Arleigh…
HASC Rep. Courtney Pushing for More Aggressive Attack Submarine Procurement Schedule
A top House Armed Services Committee member said the Navy needed a more aggressive attack submarine procurement plan to get…
Navy Interested in Stable 2-A-Year Attack Boat Construction; Lawmakers This Week Vote on Higher Rate
This post has been updated to include additional background on the two-a-year versus three-a-year talks for the Virginia class. This…