From the Daily Press: 355-ship Navy: Big opportunity but big challenges
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....
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From CBS News: Inside the U.S. Navy’s newest, fastest submarines
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...
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From the United States Naval Institute Press: House Armed Services Committee Looking At 25-30 Year Pace For Reaching 355 Ship Navy
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...
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From Seapower Magazine: HASC Seapower Leaders Optimistic on Submarine Construction Industrial Base
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...
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From Seapower Magazine: STRATCOM Deputy Commander: ‘We Have to Stay Ahead’ of Strategic Competitors
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...
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From Inside Defense: Spending agreement would boost shipbuilding account by $3 billion
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...
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From the Hartford Courant: Spending Bill May Lead To Thousands Of New Defense Jobs
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...
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From the United States Naval Institute Press: Omnibus Spending Bill Gives Navy $21B for Shipbuilding, $16B for Aircraft; Additional Aviation Maintenance Spending
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...