Document: Report to Congress on U.S. Navy Destroyer Programs
The following is the March 10, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Navy DDG-51 and DDG-1000 Destroyer Programs: Background and Issues for…
Former Pentagon Leaders Debate Defense Reform at CSIS
Just how the most comprehensive reform law covering the federal government’s largest department needs to be overhauled should start with…
Document: DoD Plans to Integrate Women Into Special Operations Forces
The following are a collection of Department of Defense implementation plans to allow women into previously male-only military special operations…
Document: Pentagon Inspector General Report on Use of Military UAVs Over the U.S.
The following is the March 2015 Pentagon Inspector General report — released last week — on the use of military…
Navy Sinks Former Frigate USS Reuben James in Test of New Supersonic Anti-Surface Missile
CORRECTION: Due to an editing error a previous version of this post had the incorrect hull number for the Arleigh…
Document: U.S. Marine Corps Fiscal Year 2017 Unfunded Priorities List
The following is the U.S. Marine Corps’ unfunded priorities list, issued to Congress last week.…
Former CNO Roughead: Chinese Expansion in South China Sea Concerns Japan, U.S.
When looking to the future of U.S. and Japanese security “the importance of the periphery to China cannot be overstated,”…
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…
Navy Submits $5B Fiscal Year 2017 Unfunded Priorities List Topped by Super Hornets, F-35s, Destroyer Funds
The Navy submitted a Fiscal Year 2017 unfunded requirements list to Congress this week that mirrors last year’s priorities but…
Navy ‘Very Comfortable’ With Plan To Sustain Current Ohio-Class SSBNs
The Navy’s director of strategic systems programs said “we’re very comfortable” with the roadmap laid out to keep the aging…