Latest "Navy shipbuilding" stories

Navy shipbuilding plan would require ‘unprecedented’ funding levels, watchdog agency says

The shipbuilding plan released in December would give the fleet more than 400 ships by 2051, at a cost of $1 trillion, and would require annual funding "unprecedented since World War II," the CBO said.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

21 months ago

How Kathleen Hicks will approach nukes, shipbuilding and the budget

The nominee to be the Pentagon's No. 2 official touched on a wide range of topics during her hearing.

By Aaron Mehta

24 months ago

Former SECNAV, retired flag officer say Trump administration is hollowing out the Navy

Under the Trump administration, the Navy is on pace to build many fewer ships than it was under the Obama administration, and the maintenance backlog has gotten worse.

By Former Navy Secretary Ray Mabus and Rear Adm. Michael Smith (ret.)

2 years ago

Budget watchdog questions Navy’s plan for 355-ship fleet

A Congressional Budget Office report released this month raises questions about if and how the Navy will ever achieve the growth laid out in a report to lawmakers earlier this year.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

4 years ago

US Navy’s surface ship program head confident on meeting 355-ship goal

The rear admiral cast aside doubts on the feasibility of using ships whose service life have been extended.

By Andrew C. Jarocki

5 years ago

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