Navy

Anduril Industries said this week it is partnering with the Australian Defense Force on a $100 million effort for Extra Large Autonomous Undersea Vehicles (XL-AUVs) for the Royal Australian Navy. […]

The Navy awarded Austal USA a $230.5 million contract modification on May 3 to build the Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport ship (EPF)-16. This award is exercising an option for detail […]

Navy officials recently said the future F/A-XX aircraft will be the “quarterback” of a carrier-based manned-unmanned aircraft teaming concept in the future aircraft carrier-based Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) aircraft […]

The Navy’s first ship in a new class of fleet replenishment oilers, the USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205), finished acceptance trials on April 25, the service said Monday. The trials […]

The top two members of a House Armed Services Committee (HASC) subcommittee this week said the Navy’s strike fighter shortfall is back to running through 2031, after previous years the […]

The Marine Corps is already straining to meet crisis response requirements due to a lack of amphibious forces while the Navy and Marine Corps disagree on funding the future force. […]

The Navy’s fiscal year 2023 budget request documents confirm the service is seeking authority for another multi-year buy of nine to 10 Arleigh Burke-class (DDG-51) destroyers and outlines work that […]

The Navy’s latest 30-year shipbuilding plan, released on April 20, presents the service’s arguments for decommissioning more in-service ships beyond previous years’ planned reductions, including several more Littoral Combat Ships […]

The Navy might decide to keep some Nimitz-class aircraft carriers in the fleet longer than previously planned, two service officials said Wednesday. “We actually are doing a study right now […]

The Navy is looking at a three-step approach in procuring unmanned vessels in its 30-year long-range shipbuilding plan, service officials said Wednesday. The Navy’s top civilian acquisition official told reporters […]