Latest "Shipbuilding" stories

Navy secretary convenes first cross-department shipbuilders meeting

The Navy secretary convened a meeting of major federal organizations that operate ships to discuss how they can improve the shipbuilding industry together.

By Megan Eckstein

14 days ago

The Navy’s continuing cruiser debacle

A lengthy and costly effort to modernize the aging cruisers has not gone as planned, the Navy admits.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

8 weeks ago

Senate to extend Buy American laws for Navy ships

The Senate unanimously passed legislation that will eventually require components for all Navy ships to be made in the United States.

By Bryant Harris

4 months ago

Navy applies lessons from costly shipbuilding mistakes

Navy officials say they’re slowing down the design and purchase of the next-generation destroyer, dubbed DDG(X), to ensure new technology has matured.

9 months ago

Amid hiring boom, defense firms say labor shortage is dragging them down

Labor shortfalls rooted in the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic remain a millstone around the neck of the defense industry, forcing firms to juggle staff, hold job fairs and find workarounds to keep operations running as smoothly as possible.

By Joe Gould and Stephen Losey

16 months ago

The Navy’s shipbuilder oversight offices are underutilized, watchdog agency reports

The Navy’s Supervisors of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair could do more to ensure ships enter the fleet on time and on budget, according to a new report.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

20 months ago