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Navy 30-year shipbuilding plan relies on more money, industry capacity
The Navy says it needs 381 ships and can get there by 2042 — assuming shipyards deliver on time and the Navy gets all the money it requests.
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Navy delays next-generation submarine start to early 2040s
The Navy moved its SSN(X) from a 2035 start to the “early 2040s,” as it takes risk in modernization programs to pay for current operations and readiness.
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Marine Corps budget would add range, lethality to Force Design tools
Budget documents show a pause in NMESIS procurement, with zero units included in the FY25 request, after 24 in FY24 and 97 in FY23.
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Pentagon to release Arctic strategy that outlines tech, presence needs
The Pentagon and the services are considering how and how often they should operate in the Arctic and what gear they require to do that.
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US Navy nixed a Virginia sub amid spending frenzy to support suppliers
The Navy cut a submarine from its spending plan, but is pouring billions of dollars into supporting suppliers and helping increase their production rates.
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Navy postpones several modernization programs to pay for operations
The Navy’s fiscal 2025 budget request prioritizes near-term readiness and lethality and delays a number of larger, longer-term modernization programs.
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V-22 Osprey fleet will fly again, with no fixes but renewed training
The V-22 is allowed to fly again, and the services will each implement their own training and maintenance protocols to get the fleet back to operations.
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Pentagon abandons effort to scale down amphibious ship design
The Navy and Marine Corps will move forward with the current Flight II LPD amphibious ship design, rather than a scaled-down, cheaper one DoD pushed for.
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Navy’s surface readiness groups expand waterfront influence
Surface readiness groups are meant to usher ships through maintenance and basic training, as well as provide other assistance and oversight.
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Navy expeditionary forces eye counter-drone, offensive unmanned ops
Navy Expeditionary Combat Command is considering its future — and that might include offensive drone operations.
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Navy 30-year shipbuilding plan relies on more money, industry capacity
The Navy says it needs 381 ships and can get there by 2042 — assuming shipyards deliver on time and the Navy gets all the money it requests.
-
Navy delays next-generation submarine start to early 2040s
The Navy moved its SSN(X) from a 2035 start to the “early 2040s,” as it takes risk in modernization programs to pay for current operations and readiness.
-
Marine Corps budget would add range, lethality to Force Design tools
Budget documents show a pause in NMESIS procurement, with zero units included in the FY25 request, after 24 in FY24 and 97 in FY23.
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Pentagon to release Arctic strategy that outlines tech, presence needs
The Pentagon and the services are considering how and how often they should operate in the Arctic and what gear they require to do that.
-
US Navy nixed a Virginia sub amid spending frenzy to support suppliers
The Navy cut a submarine from its spending plan, but is pouring billions of dollars into supporting suppliers and helping increase their production rates.
-
Navy postpones several modernization programs to pay for operations
The Navy’s fiscal 2025 budget request prioritizes near-term readiness and lethality and delays a number of larger, longer-term modernization programs.
-
V-22 Osprey fleet will fly again, with no fixes but renewed training
The V-22 is allowed to fly again, and the services will each implement their own training and maintenance protocols to get the fleet back to operations.
-
Pentagon abandons effort to scale down amphibious ship design
The Navy and Marine Corps will move forward with the current Flight II LPD amphibious ship design, rather than a scaled-down, cheaper one DoD pushed for.
-
Navy’s surface readiness groups expand waterfront influence
Surface readiness groups are meant to usher ships through maintenance and basic training, as well as provide other assistance and oversight.
-
Navy expeditionary forces eye counter-drone, offensive unmanned ops
Navy Expeditionary Combat Command is considering its future — and that might include offensive drone operations.
-
Navy 30-year shipbuilding plan relies on more money, industry capacity
The Navy says it needs 381 ships and can get there by 2042 — assuming shipyards deliver on time and the Navy gets all the money it requests.
-
Navy delays next-generation submarine start to early 2040s
The Navy moved its SSN(X) from a 2035 start to the “early 2040s,” as it takes risk in modernization programs to pay for current operations and readiness.
-
Marine Corps budget would add range, lethality to Force Design tools
Budget documents show a pause in NMESIS procurement, with zero units included in the FY25 request, after 24 in FY24 and 97 in FY23.
-
Pentagon to release Arctic strategy that outlines tech, presence needs
The Pentagon and the services are considering how and how often they should operate in the Arctic and what gear they require to do that.
-
US Navy nixed a Virginia sub amid spending frenzy to support suppliers
The Navy cut a submarine from its spending plan, but is pouring billions of dollars into supporting suppliers and helping increase their production rates.
-
Navy postpones several modernization programs to pay for operations
The Navy’s fiscal 2025 budget request prioritizes near-term readiness and lethality and delays a number of larger, longer-term modernization programs.
-
V-22 Osprey fleet will fly again, with no fixes but renewed training
The V-22 is allowed to fly again, and the services will each implement their own training and maintenance protocols to get the fleet back to operations.
-
Pentagon abandons effort to scale down amphibious ship design
The Navy and Marine Corps will move forward with the current Flight II LPD amphibious ship design, rather than a scaled-down, cheaper one DoD pushed for.
-
Navy’s surface readiness groups expand waterfront influence
Surface readiness groups are meant to usher ships through maintenance and basic training, as well as provide other assistance and oversight.
-
Navy expeditionary forces eye counter-drone, offensive unmanned ops
Navy Expeditionary Combat Command is considering its future — and that might include offensive drone operations.













