The House Armed Services Committee has asked the Department of Defense to submit its three-decade shipbuilding plan for fiscal year 2021 by Feb. 27 and provide an update on the status of
MoreNavy Vice Adm. William Merz, deputy chief of naval operations for warfare systems (N9), has said the service will carry out a force structure assessment in 2019, Defense News reported Wednesday. Merz
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The U.S. Navy plans to decommission its 11 oldest cruisers over a six-year period, starting with the USS Mobile Bay and USS Bunker Hill guided missile ships in 2020, Defense News reported. A decommissioning
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A U.S. Navy report says the construction of two Virginia-class attack submarines – SSN – and one Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine – SSBN – per year is achievable and needed to ensure
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U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Bill Moran, vice chief of naval operations, has said service branch leaders have told President-elect Donald Trumpâs transition team that the Navy needs additional funds to initially support maintenance and
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The U.S. Navy has unveiled a new shipbuilding plan that seeks to increase the service branchâs battle force fleet to 355 ships within the next three decades, USNI News reported Friday. Sam
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The U.S. Navy wants to retire as many as 28 battle force ships between fiscal year 2017 and fiscal 2021 as part of a new shipbuilding plan the military branch submitted to Congress earlier
MoreThe U.S. Navy has crafted a 30-year shipbuilding plan that indicates the military service can hit or surpass its goal of having 308 combat vessels over a 12-year period, Breaking Defense reported Monday. Sydney
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