Navy/USMC

The Navy’s upcoming 30-year shipbuilding plan will likely repeat last year’s plan pattern of presenting three options, the Secretary of the Navy said this week. “Unless things change dramatically, I […]

The Navy’s top officer on Wednesday said the department is pausing procurement of amphibious ships primarily because the San Antonio-class Flight II amphibious transport dock ships (LPD) are increasing in […]

The Navy is seeking $1.528 billion as part of its fiscal year 2024 funding request for the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program, declassifying part of NGAD for the first […]

The Navy’s fiscal year 2024 budget request, whose details were released Monday, seeks $255.8 billion overall, with $32.8 billion of that devoted to procuring nine battle force ships and $17 […]

The tripartite U.S., U.K. and Australia AUKUS agreement to share nuclear-powered attack submarines with Australia will have the U.S. sell up to five Virginia-class submarines before the U.K. and Australia […]

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) awarded Textron Systems [TXT] a $21 million contract on March 8 to develop the office’s Magnetic and Acoustic Generation Next Unmanned Superconducting Sweep (MAGNUSS) […]

The Commandant of the Marine Corps on Thursday argued in favor of getting multi-year procurement authority to buy multiple San Antonio-class Flight II ships at once to maintain and improve […]

Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) recently gave HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) [HII] approval to use some 3D-printed parts, also called additive manufacturing, on aircraft carriers, submarines and other platforms. […]

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said President Biden nominated 7th Fleet commander Karl Thomas to become the next top Navy information warfare official. If confirmed by the Senate, Thomas will […]

The Navy recently completed the last scheduled Engineered Refueling Overhaul (ERO) of an Ohio-class nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine with the USS Louisiana (SSBN-743), the service said Wednesday. SSBN-743 ERO project […]