The Navy can begin building up its fleet size in the near-term through accelerating hot production lines of relevant warships, but going forward it will...
Expanding the Navy fleet to 355 ships will require bipartisan support in Congress, about $102 billion each year for the foreseeable future and more people...
When President Trump called for an expanded naval fleet on March 2, he chose the grandest venue Hampton Roads could offer: a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier....
Russia announced plans last month to build a submarine larger than its Typhoon class, which is already the world’s biggest nuclear-powered submarine. The United States...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The chairman of the House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee believes the Navy can reach a 355-ship fleet in the...
WASHINGTON — The chairman and ranking member of the House subcommittee that oversees U.S. Navy shipbuilding are optimistic that the industrial base is up to...
WASHINGTON — America’s strategic deterrent forces have prevented a catastrophic global war for 70 years, but may have been “too successful” in that mission, the...
The new fiscal year 2017 spending agreement provides funding for many of the shipbuilding priorities under the Navy’s accelerated fleet plan, but falls short on...
The $1 trillion-plus spending bill Congress is expected to approve this week includes tens of millions of dollars in new funding for the Navy’s submarine...
House and Senate appropriators reached an agreement to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year that includes a $593-billion defense spending package...