After Hearings, Lawmakers Call Truman Carrier Retirement Plan ‘Ridiculous’
CAPITOL HILL – Lawmakers told industry representatives today that, if it wasn’t already clear from their hearings with Pentagon and…
HASC Leaders Unconvinced by Pentagon’s Plan to Cut Aircraft Carrier
This post has been updated to include comments from a second March 26 hearing, which took place in the HASC…
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: March 25, 2019
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world…
Acting SECDEF Shanahan Defends Truman Carrier Cut to Senate Panel
The acting secretary of defense defended the Pentagon’s decision to retire a Nimitz-class carrier 25 years early during a hearing…
Large Surface Combatant Program Delayed Amid Pivot Towards Unmanned, Other Emerging Tech
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Navy’s new focus on distributed maritime operations and the incorporation of high-end weapons is prompting a re-look at…
HASC Leaders Want Navy to Explain Carrier Early Retirement, Pentagon OCO Request
This post has been updated to include comments from Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee.…
White House’s Navy Priorities Outlined in Budget Summary
President Donald Trump released his Fiscal Year 2020 budget priorities Monday, which includes several Navy programs he intends to fund…
Pentagon Plan to Sideline Carrier Truman Will Net Just $17M in FY 2020
A Pentagon budget plan to sideline an aircraft carrier, rather than refuel it, and redirect money for other defense priorities would…
U.S. Carrier in Middle East Focused on Missions Over Afghanistan, Maritime Security
Afghanistan – not Syria – has been the primary focus of the air wing embarked aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) since…
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Dec. 17, 2018
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as…