SECNAV, CNO Pushing Plans to Decommission 11 Warships in Fiscal Year 2024
THE PENTAGON – After unveiling a budget that wants to decommission 11 warships next year, Navy officials are appealing to…
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…
BAE Systems Wins $294.8M Maintenance Contract to Upgrade USS Kearsarge
BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair last week won a $294.8 million contract to upgrade one of the Navy’s Wasp-class amphibious…
Sailors Bid Farewell to USS Monterey as Navy Prepares to Decommission 3 More Cruisers This Month
The Navy decommissioned the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG-61) in a ceremony on Friday as the service continues to take…
Senate Defense Authorization Bill Halts Half of Navy’s Planned Ship Retirements
Senate authorizers want to stop the Navy from retiring half the ships it planned to decommission next year, according to…
Navy Issues $8M Modification for Overhaul of Cruiser it Plans to Decommission
The Navy on Wednesday issued an $8 million contract modification for the modernization overhaul of a ship it wants to…
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…