The Senate Appropriations Committee opposes a proposed increase to funding for the Large Surface Combatant, according to the panel's version of the fiscal year 2021 defense spending bill released yesterday.
Monday, October 2, 2023
Monday, October 2, 2023
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The Senate Appropriations Committee opposes a proposed increase to funding for the Large Surface Combatant, according to the panel's version of the fiscal year 2021 defense spending bill released yesterday.
The Senate Appropriations Committee has expressed support for Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger's force design initiatives in the panel's version of the fiscal year 2021 defense spending bill.
The Navy has received nine concept designs as part of its industry studies for its Light Amphibious Warship, a service spokesman told Inside Defense.
Initial operational capability for the Navy's Joint Precision Approach and Landing System on aircraft carriers has been delayed three months due to an issue that arose during operational testing this fall, a Navy spokeswoman told Inside Defense Monday.
The production of the America-class amphibious assault ship Bougainville (LHA-8) is continuing despite the coronavirus pandemic, and a Navy spokeswoman says the vessel remains on track to meet its January 2024 delivery date.
The Navy is set to complete and release a concept of operations for the medium and large unmanned surface vehicles in "the next few months," a Navy spokesman told Inside Defense.
The Navy needs to continue evaluating the future needs of its amphibious force past the current force structure analysis, a senior Navy official said Thursday.
The leaders of the House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee are split on Defense Secretary Mark Esper's statements about his new plan to build up the Navy.
The Navy has awarded Sikorsky a $550 million contract for six more CH-53K low-rate initial production Lot 4 helicopters.
The Navy will hold the first F-35B sea trials aboard the Italian aircraft carrier Cavour during the first quarter of calendar year 2021.
The Navy has received its first four CMV-22s, the new tiltrotor which will deliver cargo to aircraft carriers and replace the legacy C-2A Greyhound.
The Navy successfully launched a missile for the first time last week from a Zumwalt-class destroyer, the service announced Monday.
The Navy has taken the next step to procuring a Light Amphibious Warship, releasing a request for information last week for a "preliminary/contract" design for the new class of ship.
The Navy's new frigate program could cost 40% more than the service's estimate, according to a new Congressional Budget Office report.
The Navy needs to invest heavily in unmanned ships to improve its intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance functions, according to Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday.
The Navy has commissioned more than a dozen Light Amphibious Warship "concept design" industry studies due next month that are expected to shape a formal competition next summer in advance of a planned lead-ship contract award in fiscal year 2022.
The Navy has established a board to govern and advise its electromagnetic radiation battlespace policy.
The Navy is moving forward with planning for the refueling of the aircraft carrier Harry Truman (CVN-75) after last year's debate about whether or not to do it.
Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) said Wednesday that he believes the Navy needs to move faster to address shipyard issues than the 20-year timeline laid out in the service's Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Plan.
The Navy is on track to wrap up the operational testing for the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System on aircraft carriers this month.