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White House takes aim at shipbuilding, other measures in defense bill

The White House noted its concerns with the FY25 defense policy bill's shipbuilding plans, an east coast missile defense site and contractor pricing data.

By Bryant Harris

11 months ago

U.S. Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro begins his keynote speech at the Sea-Air-Space defense conference in Maryland on April 9, 2024.

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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

13 months ago

Navy postpones several modernization programs to pay for operations

The Navy's fiscal 2025 budget request prioritizes near-term readiness and lethality and delays a number of larger, longer-term modernization programs.

By Megan Eckstein

14 months ago

Divers find WWI Navy destroyer, the first to be sunk by enemy fire

The wreckage of the USS Jacob Jones was recently discovered off the southwest coast of England by a group of UK diving experts.

By Jonathan Lehrfeld

3 years ago

84-year-old German sentenced after hiding WWII Nazi tank, anti-aircraft cannon in his house

The items were ordered to be donated to a museum or licensed collector.

By J.D. Simkins

4 years ago

Most European troops exit Afghanistan quietly after 20 years

Germany and Italy declared their missions in Afghanistan over on Wednesday and Poland's last troops returned home, bringing their deployments to a low-key end.

4 years ago