Rep. Randy Forbes, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s seapower subcommittee, has called for more budget for defense systems and seeks to undo the 2015 budget deal, Breaking Defense reported Friday. According
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Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson has released a new guidance that details approaches on how the U.S. Navy can sustain maritime superiority, USNI News reported Tuesday. Richardson said the guidance titled
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The House Armed Services Committee’s seapower and projection forces subcommittee plans to allocate money for the construction of nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines under the U.S. Navy’s Ohio Replacement Program, DoD Buzz reported
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The congressionally-chartered National Defense Panel has released a report calling for the repeal of the budget sequestration, a view that Rep. Randy Forbes agrees on, Breaking Defense reported Thursday. Sydney Freedberg Jr. writes that
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Virginia lawmakers have been active in helping bring business to and support for innovation in the commonwealth, according to Sen. Tim Kaine and Rep. Randy Forbes. The two lawmakers, attending a Northern
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Thomas Modly, acting secretary of the Navy, is commissioning a task force to carry out a study to look at the future role of carrier-based naval aviation in the global security environment
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Philip Bilden, a former managing director at investment firm HarbourVest Partners, has emerged as a top candidate for secretary of the U.S. Navy in President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, the Washington Post reported Friday. Josh Rogin cited
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Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) and former Defense Intelligence Agency Mike Flynn are among the top candidates for president-elect Donald Trump’s appointee as defense secretary, Military Times reported Wednesday. Leo Shane, Aaron Mehta and
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The House Armed Services Committee’s readiness and seapower subcommittees held a joint hearing Thursday to discuss the budget shortfall in the U.S. Navy’s training and maintenance funds, Breaking Defense reported Friday. Sydney
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The USS Lassen has sailed near the artificial islands China built in the disputed waters of the South China Sea as part of efforts to advance the rules of international navigation, USA
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