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Navy/USMCHAC-D Chairman Criticizes SECNAV For Submarine Cost Growth, Cites $17 Billion SSN Shoftfall
Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee, heavily criticized Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro about significant cost overruns and delays in submarine and ship […]
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BudgetDel Toro Details CR Downsides For Navy In Letter To Legislators
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro recently sent congressional appropriations leaders a letter detailing the downsides for the Department of the Navy in a potential six-month Continuing Resolution (CR) […]
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BudgetSASC Defense Bill Authorizes Limited Landing Ship Ahead Of LSM
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill includes a provision authorizing the Navy to procure, lease or charter a medium-sized landing ship short of the Landing […]
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Navy/USMCSenate Bill Would Have NAVSEA Term Mimic Naval Reactors With Eight-Year Term
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s draft of the fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill includes a provision that would extend the term of the commander of Naval Sea Systems Command […]
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Navy/USMCSASC Defense Bill Specifies $4.2 Billion Shipbuilding Add, Clarifies Frigate And LSM Restrictions
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) released the full fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill on Monday, which detailed recommendations to boost shipbuilding funds by $4.2 billion as well as […]
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Navy/USMCSASC Policy Bill Pushes Second Sub, Third Destroyer, Concerns Over Ship Design Maturity
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SAC) version of the draft fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) pushes the Navy to procure a second attack submarine, third destroyer and […]
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BudgetHouse Appropriators ‘Incensed’ By LCS Retirements, Explain Shipbuilding Decisions And Budget Cuts In Report
The House Appropriations Committee’s (HAC) report on its draft of the fiscal year 2025 defense appropriations bill expressed severe displeasure with how the Navy is decommissioning Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) […]
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Navy/USMCWhite House Opposes Navy Provisions In Draft House NDAA Bill
The Biden administration on Tuesday detailed what Navy provisions it opposes in the House’s draft FY 2025 defense authorization bill, which focused on ship procurement funding and restrictions on ship […]
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Navy/USMCHouse Authorizers Limit International Navy Maintenance At 21 Days
The House Armed Services markup of the fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill approved a measure limiting international maintenance of Navy ships at 21 days. This provision, included in the […]
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Courtney Bullish Second SSN Will Be In Appropriations Bill
The ranking member of the House Armed Services’ Seapower subcommittee said he is optimistic the House Appropriations Committee will match authorizers in adding a second Virginia-class attack submarine (SSN) to […]