Navy to Decommission Littoral Combat Ships USS Little Rock, USS Detroit This Week
The Navy will decommission Littoral Combat Ships USS Little Rock (LCS-9) and USS Detroit (LCS-7) this week, ending a month…
FY2024 Budget: Navy Request Calls for 9 New Ships, Asks to Shed 2 Littoral Combat Ships, 9 Other Ships
THE PENTAGON – The Navy wants to purchase nine battle force ships and decommission 11 hulls in its Fiscal Year…
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…
2 Contractors Arrested for Bomb Hoaxes at San Diego Navy Base Plagued by Threats
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Two men working for Navy contractors at Naval Base San Diego were arrested and indicted in…
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…
Guided Missile Cruiser USS Cowpens Ceremonially Enters Modernization Period, USS Gettysburg to Follow This Week
The first in a planned series of contentious modernizations to the Navy’s guide missile cruiser fleet formally began in a…