SECNAV Del Toro Announces Life Extensions for 3 Cruisers
Three Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers will remain in the fleet past their planned service lives, the Navy announced Monday.…
Navy Conducts First Successful Tests Reloading Missiles and Rearming Warships At Sea
NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, Calif. – With an eye toward ongoing missile threats to military and commercial shipping, the…
Senate Appropriators Call for GAO Probe into Navy’s Budget Tactic to ‘Deliberately Underfund Programs’
Senate appropriators are worried about the Navy’s budget tactics and are calling upon the Government Accountability Office to conduct a…
House Passes Defense Authorization Bill With $23.9B Topline Increase, 13 Battleforce Ships
The House on Thursday passed the annual defense policy bill with a $23.9 billion increase to the defense top line…
HASC Passes NDAA That Boosts Shipbuilding, Authorizes 13 Battleforce Ships
This story has been updated to include more information about the amphibious warship the HASC bill authorizes. The House Armed…
HASC Adopts Amendment That Would Authorize 4 More Battleforce Ships, Increase DoD Topline By $23.9B
This story has been updated to include more information about the amphibious warship included in the amendment put forth by…
Navy ‘Struggling’ to Modernize Aging Cruiser Fleet As Tight Budgets Push Pentagon to Shed Legacy Platforms
This post has been updated to clarify the timeline for the Flight III DDGs’ entry to the fleet. A plan…
FY 2017 Budget: Navy Wants to Modernize Last 7 Cruisers Instead of Following 2/4/6 Directive from Congress
The Navy revived its cruiser phased modernization plan in the Fiscal Year 2017 budget request, asking Congress to let the…