Navy/USMC

Austal USA this month launched its first steel ship, the future USNS Billy Frank Jr. (T-ATS 11). T-ATS 11 is the first of five Towing, Salvage and Rescue Ship ships […]

President Trump nominated Adm. Daryl Caudle to be the next Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) this month, after removing Adm. Lisa Franchetti about four months ago. According to a congressional […]

A Marine Corps unit that the Pentagon plans to ultimately deploy with the Landing Ship Medium (LSM) confirmed to reporters it has tested with an Army watercraft set to be […]

The Navy has paused and now intends to restructure its anti-ship hypersonic missile program because acquisition offers were too expensive, according to the latest Government Accountability Office (GAO) annual weapons […]

The Navy plans to merge the programs for the Large and Medium Unmanned Surface Vessels (LUSV and MUSV) into a single autonomous surface craft program while delays to the Orca […]

The Secretary of the Navy on Tuesday made clear he agrees with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on the need for the Navy to have a right to repair and reform […]

South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group on Monday announced a U.S. regulatory body approved the potential for it to significantly increase its equity position in Australia’s Austal, which builds naval vessels […]

The Secretary of the Navy Tuesday said the government should consider having the two submarine shipbuilders compete on the next version of the Virginia-class attack submarine (SSN). “I think in […]

The House Appropriations Committee’s defense subcommittee wants to continue bolstering the shipbuilding and maritime industrial base by providing it with over $3 billion in funds according to the committee’s draft […]

If the Navy procures  the fifth and sixth Ford-class aircraft carriers as a block buy, it could save taxpayers about $5 billion over buying them individually, the Navy’s top acquisition […]