White House Calls for $20B Maritime Infrastructure Investment, Domestic Crane Production
The White House on Wednesday announced a multi-billion dollar maritime infrastructure plan that would restart the domestic production of container…
Bill Defining Navy’s Role Pave’s Way for Bigger Budgets, Says Author Rep. Gallagher
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A lawmaker overseeing Navy policy is hopeful that language amending the service’s roles and missions during peacetime…
HASC Lawmakers Forecast ‘Bloodbath’ for Navy FY 2023 Budget
ARLINGTON, Va. – Two House Armed Services Committee lawmakers forecast a difficult upcoming budget cycle for the Navy and criticized…
Cyber Presence Operations Key to Pentagon’s Gray Zone Conflict with China
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday believes the best way to counter Chinese gray zone cyber operations is to…
Lawmakers Say Latest Shipbuilding Plan Doesn’t do Enough to Counter China
The Biden administration’s budget request, which would decommission ships while ramping up Navy investments for 2045 fails to counter China…
CNO Gilday Says With Current Budget, Cutting Ships Necessary for Navy Long-term
As Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday prepares for a battle with lawmakers over a divisive plan to strike…
Navy Outlines Planning, Execution Failures in Cruiser Modernization Program
The Navy’s push to retire seven guided-missile cruisers stems from management and planning in its original modernization program that caused…
Lawmakers Probe Navy’s Plan to Decommission Cruisers, Navy Says Cuts Will Save $5B Across FYDP
This story has been updated to correct the number of missile cells on a Ticonderoga-class cruiser and the planned number…
Bipartisan Bill Calls for $25B in Infrastructure Funds for Shipyards
A group of bipartisan lawmakers have drafted legislation aimed at recapitalizing America’s public and private shipyards, as Congress and the…
Navy’s Vision for Future Fleet is Blurry Say Seapower Members Luria, Gallagher
The Navy isn’t doing a great job of arguing for the service to expand to face the growing maritime threat…