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Boxer deployment delay highlights aging fleet, lack of repair capacity
The amphibious assault ship had to return to port a week after it deployed.
Lawmakers push for two submarines despite US Navy seeking just one
Rep. Joe Courtney led a panel in pushing back against Navy plans to cut a Virginia-class submarine from its fiscal 2025 spending plans.
Opinion
To expand the US Navy’s fleet, we must contract
After decades of corporate consolidation, the pendulum now swings toward consensus that the U.S. defense-industrial base must once again expand.
Opinion
Get the US Navy’s frigate program back on schedule
Failure to return the FFG-62 to the expected cost and schedule will further erode confidence in Navy acquisition management.
By Everett Pyatt
Opinion
Without change, US Navy’s future fleet looks too ambitious for industry
For industry to execute the plans in the Future Years Defense Program, major improvements will have to take place.
By Theo Egan
US troop numbers in Eastern Europe could continue to grow
The head of U.S. European Command said that Eastern Europe could be a future site for more NATO and American forces.
Republicans pick defense hawk to usher spending bills
Republicans have selected a traditional defense hawk and Ukraine aid proponent as the new House appropriations chairman.
Del Toro dubs robotics specialists next step in ‘truly hybrid’ fleet
The Navy's top civilian called the establishment of a robotics warfare rating "a significant milestone" in the service's journey toward a hybrid fleet.
By Diana Stancy
US doesn’t want to make Arctic contested battlespace, admiral says
“There’s no desire to over-militarize or create a theme of a contested battlespace in the Arctic," the commander of U.S. 2nd Fleet said.
By Diana Stancy