The following is the U.S. Navy’s Report to Congress on the Annual Long-Range Plan for Construction of Naval Vessels for Fiscal Year 2017 issued on July, 12 2016. Read More
Tag Archives: shipbuilding
Document: Report to Congress on Ford Class Aircraft Carrier Program
The following is the May 27, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
Document: Report to Congress on U.S. Navy Shipbuilding, Force Structure
The following is the May 27, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
New Navy Long Range Shipbuilding Plan Will Have Short Shelf Life
Ralph Johnson (DDG-114) launching at the Huntington Ingalls Industries shipyard on Dec. 12, 2015. HII Photo
An ongoing force structure assessment and the goals of the next presidential administration will likely give the service’s latest long-range shipbuilding plan an unusually short shelf life. Read More
Document: FY 2017 U.S. Navy 30-Year Shipbuilding Plan
The following is a draft of the U.S. Navy’s Fiscal Year 2017 30-year shipbuilding plan. Read More
Document: Report to Congress on Ford Class Aircraft Carrier Program
The following is the April 5, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Ford Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
Document: Report to Congress on U.S. Navy Shipbuilding, Force Structure
The following is the March 17, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans:
Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
Document: Report to Congress on the Ford Class Aircraft Carrier Program
The following is the March 8, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Ford Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
Document: GAO Report on Correcting Construction Defects in Shipbuilding
The following is the Government Accountability Office report, Navy and Coast Guard Shipbuilding: Navy Should Reconsider Approach to Warranties for Correcting Construction Defects. Read More
Essay: An Acquisition System to Enable American Seapower
USS Rafael Peralta christening ceremony at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine on Oct. 31, 2015. US Marine Corps Photo
In order for a coherent vision of modern American seapower to move forward in providing the lion’s share of this nation’s peacetime presence, shaping, deterrence and assurance needs, the Department of the Navy must become more efficient in its acquisition processes. It must be more nimble, more flexible, more accountable and faster. Read More
