From the Navy Times: This is how a nuclear submarine crashes through Arctic Circle ice

A submarine smashing it’s way through Arctic ice is certainly impressive from the outside, but what’s happening below the surface? The Navy posted the above...

From Inside Defense: Navy to conduct new force structure assessment in upcoming year

The Navy intends to conduct another force structure assessment within the next year to account for the new National Defense Strategy, according to a senior...

From the U.S. Naval Institute News: Navy to Congress: Block Buy Contracting Saves Money and Time

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Navy’s top weapons buyer was on Capitol Hill this week pitching block buy contracting authority as a way for the service...

From U.S. Naval Institute News: Navy, Lawmakers Debate How to Best Leverage, Protect Shipbuilding Industry

CAPITOL HILL — Navy leaders told lawmakers today the Fiscal Year 2019 budget request and long-range shipbuilding plan were both crafted with industrial base health...

From the U.S. Naval Institute News: Defense Firms Tell Wall Street They’re Gearing Up for More Contracts

Large military contractors are indicating they’re now ready to invest in their facilities and manufacturing capacity despite so much uncertainty around the Pentagon’s spending levels...

From Inside Defense: Draft NPR calls Navy plan for 12 Columbia-class submarines ‘minimum’ fleet size

The Trump administration could be opening the door to a larger fleet of Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines than the Defense Department has planned, according to...

From Defense One: House Speaker: Budget Fights Have ‘Pushed Our Military Past the Breaking Point’

Paul Ryan brought defense hawks’ concerns about readiness and funding to the spotlight as Congress struggles to avert a government shutdown. “Rebuilding the military” is...

From War on the Rocks: The National Security Strategy’s Implications for Seapower

The 2017 National Security Strategy is a statement of Trump administration priorities, and its central tenets can be directly traced to statements made by Donald...

From the National Interest: The Navy Needs More Nuclear Attack Submarines (And Congress Is Coming to the Rescue)

A bipartisan group of Congressmen are lobbying the House Appropriations Committee to increase funding levels for the U.S. Navy submarine fleet. In a letter addressed...

From the New London Day: $700 billion defense policy bill signed by Trump “paves” the way for more submarines

Before signing the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act into law Tuesday, President Donald Trump highlighted some of its key provisions, saying it “paves the way...