White House Calls for $3.4B Boost in Submarine Industrial Base Funding
The White House released a supplemental budget request Friday that included $3.4 billion to support the submarine industrial base as…
Congressional Commission Calls for Third Nuclear Shipyard to Bolster U.S. Strategic Forces
The Pentagon needs a third shipyard that can build nuclear-powered ships so the U.S. can keep pace with China and…
Republicans Call for White House Shipbuilding Boost to Support AUKUS Attack Sub Sale
A group of Republican lawmakers is calling on the Biden administration to boost submarine industrial base support with a claim…
Senators Call on SECNAV to Deliver Amphibious Ship Requirements Study to Congress
Two lawmakers overseeing the Navy are calling on the service’s secretary to deliver an overdue study about its amphibious fleet.…
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…
Mississippi, Maine Congressional Delegation Letter to Pentagon Leadership on Shipbuilding
The following is the March 15, 2021 letter from the Maine and Mississippi congressional delegation to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin…
Kathleen Hicks: Current Navy Shipbuilding Plan Needs ‘Future Analysis’
The nominee for the number-two civilian job in the Pentagon told a Senate panel on Tuesday the Navy’s proposed long-term…
SECDEF Nominee Austin Affirms Threat From China, Will ‘Update’ National Defense Strategy
President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Defense Department plans to take another look at the National Defense Strategy should…
UPDATED: Navy’s New Shipbuilding Plan ‘Dead on Arrival,’ Lawmakers Say
This post has been updated to include information from a Feb. 10 budget briefing with Rear Adm. Randy Crites, the…
Wicker Bill Prioritizes Funding to Reach 355-Ship Navy Fleet
Ahead of next week’s release of a Fiscal Year 2021 budget request that is widely feared to cut Navy spending,…