The House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee recommends funding the Navy’s analysis of alternatives (AoA) for a new nuclear-armed Sea-launched Cruise Missile (SLCM-N), but has concerns and directs the Secretary of the Navy to submit a report estimating costs. The subcommittee marked up a draft ...
Navy Secretary Richard Spencer yesterday emphasized the service is willing to “pay for value” to incorporate more additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, of parts throughout the service. While speaking at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessment (CSBA), Spencer noted “printers are ...
The Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfare Systems said Wednesday he thinks the upcoming Force Structure Assessment (FSA) will focus on smaller surface combatants as the service looks to build up to a 355-ship Navy. “I certainly don’t see that [FSA fleet] number going down, but it is ...
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The Virginia-class attack submarine program manager last week said his office is in the early steps of considering what the Block VI design will include, noting it will likely have special operations and unmanned systems integration. “With Block V and beyond it’s all ...
The draft version of House Appropriations Committee defense spending bill trims Navy shipbuilding spending by over $2 billion compared to the Defense Department’s request. It would budget $21.7 billion to build 11 ships in FY ‘20, compared to the Navy’s request of $23.8 billion for 12 ships, ...
The latest edition of the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) annual assessment of the largest complex Defense Department programs clarifies delays in Ship-to-Shore Connector production and acquisition lie in the gearbox and propulsion control. In March, the Navy’s FY ’20 budget request ...