Senator Wants to Keep Amphib Construction Moving, After FY 2020 Budget Request Delays Programs
CAPITOL HILL – A Mississippi senator is pushing to get the Navy authority to begin advance procurement and early construction…
FY 2020 U.S. Navy 30-Year Shipbuilding Plan
The following is the Fiscal Year 2019 U.S. Navy 30-year shipbuilding plan, released by the service on March 21, 2019.…
LPD Flight II Amphib Delayed in Favor of 3rd Attack Sub in FY 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Navy’s third Virginia-class attack submarine in the Fiscal Year 2020 budget request comes at the expense of…
EUCOM Wants More Destroyers, Expanded Aircraft Carrier Presence to Deter Russia
The top American officer in Europe wants two more destroyers stationed in his area of responsibility and a “better pace”…
Senate Panel Pushes Navy, Marine Corps to Fix Base Housing Problems
The chairman of a Senate panel overseeing military personnel pushed the Navy and Marines to fix ongoing military housing problems that…
Report to Congress on U.S. Policy Toward Afghanistan
The following is the Feb. 26, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, Afghanistan: Background and U.S. Policy In Brief.…
Top Stories 2018: U.S. Navy Operations
USNI News polled its writers, naval analysts and service members on what they consider the most important military and maritime…
Navy Awards Bath Iron Works a Second FY 2019 Destroyer, In First Move to 3-a-Year Buy Rate
The Navy awarded General Dynamics’ Bath Iron Works a second destroyer for Fiscal Year 2019, in the first contract option…
Lawmakers Push for More Sub Repairs at Private Yards, Ahead of Navy Releasing Maintenance Strategies
As the Navy grapples with current backlogs of work at public maintenance yards and finalizes its longer-term plans for fleet…
$3.6 Billion Needed To Rebuild Camp Lejeune Facilities Damaged By Hurricane Florence
The Marine Corps is looking at a hefty construction cost to repair or replace hundreds of buildings at Marine Corps…