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US Navy may accelerate investments to extend some Ohio subs’ lives
The Navy is considering extending the lives of a few Ohio-class submarines in fiscal 2025 to hedge against any delays as the Columbia class is built.
Defense firms outsource sub, carrier construction amid labor woes
If the Navy's prime shipbuilders can't bring enough workers to their facilities, they're looking to outsource more work to manufacturers elsewhere.
Biden plan to shelve Trump-era sea nuke comes under fire
U.S. President Joe Biden’s plans to cancel the Sea-Launched Cruise Missile-Nuclear program have emerged as an early political brawl in a brewing fight over next year’s defense budget.
By Joe Gould
US military may sidestep big budget cuts backed by progressives
While the cost of the nation’s pandemic response is putting pressure on the defense budget, its unlikely Congress will make a sweeping, indiscriminate cut, according to Senate Armed Services Committee chairman.
By Joe Gould
How Republicans might accept a smaller defense budget
Republican Rep. Ken Calvert is willing to meet Democratic lawmakers partway in their reported plans to trim the defense budget: cut back on civilian employees, not equipment and modernization.
By Joe Gould