Navy Shelves Review That Might Have Cut Ford Class Production To Build Smaller Carriers
The presumptive new Secretary of the Navy has voiced outright support for the long-troubled Ford class.
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Navy Eyes Yet Another Arleigh Burke Destroyer Variant After Warship Plans Hit Snags
The U.S. Navy says that it is considering purchases of a new derivative of the Arleigh Burke class destroyer that is even more advanced than the up-coming Flight III versions. This comes the service admits that it might not even begin buying its future Large Surface Combatants, or LSCs, which it expects to replace its Arleigh Burkes and its Ticonderoga class cruisers, until 2026.
Trump “Orders” Navy To Keep Supercarrier USS Truman That His Own Budget Asked To Retire
President Donald Trump says he has overridden an “order” to retire the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman ahead of schedule, a plan that faced major opposition in Congress since it first emerged in February 2019. This especially rapid decision to abandon the proposal only further calls into question why the Pentagon and the U.S. Navy proffered it up in the first place.
The Puzzling Case Of The Navy’s Attempt To Retire Supercarrier USS Harry S. Truman Early
Legislators are already opposing the proposal, which contradicts every known requirement and policy, and we don’t truly know if it’s even real at all.
New Frigate Program Heats Up As U.S. Navy Says It Will Pay Nearly $1B Per Ship
The Navy is prioritizing its FFG(X) program and is willing to spend a substantial amount in order to realize its aggressive specifications list.
The Course To A 355 Ship Navy Is Becoming Increasingly Challenging To Plot
The Navy talks big surface fleet dreams but it is going to take some serious planning and tough decision making to realize those dreams.
The Navy’s Rationale For Not Reactivating Perry Class Frigates Doesn’t Float
The numbers actually show how much of a value the idea of regenerating the available Perry class frigates represents, not the other way around.
This Video About The Navy’s Decaying Shipyards Makes Its 355 Ship Goal Seem Laughable
The Navy has continued to prioritize procurement over the ability to maintain the fleet it already has.
Navy Secretary Says Perry Class Frigates Could Be Brought Back On The Cheap Without Upgrades
The ships would work as drug interdiction platforms, but there may be better and cheaper ways of fulfilling that mission set.
Making Steam: The Life And Times Of A U.S. Navy Chief Engineer
Navy Engineer David Taylor gives us an unprecedented insight into what it took to keep America’s Navy steaming full speed ahead, and what it would take to bring mothballed ships back from the dead.