Featured in shipbuildingBYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2020ShareNavy’s New Controversial Shipbuilding Plan Raids Air Force And Army’s Piggy BanksThe Navy’s latest shipbuilding plan requires extra funding to pay for a new class of aircraft carriers, extra frigates, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 29, 2020ShareNavy Boss Talks ‘Joint Strike Frigate’ Concept After Calls To Build Four Frigates A YearThe Navy’s new frigate could be among the most realistic ways of getting anywhere close to realizing the service’s huge fleet ambitions. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 29, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 27, 2020ShareThe Pentagon’s Highly Questionable Proposals For A Navy With Over 500 ShipsReal-world factors are driving proposals for a huge expansion of the Navy’s fleet, but major hurdles make them more like fantasy than anything else. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 13, 2020ShareTrump Says He’s Working To Get 10 More Icebreakers For The Coast Guard From “A Certain Place”If this comes to fruition, it would be a huge boost for the service’s icebreaking capacity as competition in the Arctic region grows. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 13, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 28, 2020ShareNavy Eyes Hiring Two Shipyards To Build Its New Frigates As It Tries To Speed Up ProcurementConcern over the stability of America’s shipbuilding industrial base is one major factor driving the plan. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 28, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 21, 2020ShareRussia Has Abandoned Its Massive Nuclear Destroyer And Supersized Frigate ProgramsThe state-run shipbuilding company responsible for both programs now has concerns about its long-term finances. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 21, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 7, 2020ShareFord Class Of Supercarriers May End After Four Ships, Navy Eyeing Smaller Carriers: ReportThe Navy has put together a task force to report back in six months on what America’s carrier force should look like from 2030 on. BYTyler RogowayMar 7, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 26, 2019ShareCongress Pushes Back On Stunning Navy Plan To Cut Destroyers, Cruisers, Subs, And MoreThe service wants to scale back new production of ships and trim existing hulls as part of a new path to reaching a 355-ship fleet. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 26, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 20, 2019ShareThe Navy Is Backing Away From Its 355-Ship Plan, Has Invested Too Much In Too Few HullsNavy officials are increasingly looking at distributed fleets of lower-cost ships with a heavy emphasis on unmanned platforms. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 20, 2019ShareBYChris "Ox" HarmerSep 5, 2019ShareMarine Boss’s Audacious Plan To Transform The Corps By Giving Up Big Amphibious ShipsThe bold vision of a USMC that is far less dependent on the lumbering “Gator Navy” comes with a sacrificial offering of the force’s most sacred cow. BYChris "Ox" HarmerSep 5, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareNavy Eyes Yet Another Arleigh Burke Destroyer Variant After Warship Plans Hit SnagsUnfortunately, there are serious questions about whether the Arleigh Burke class hullform can support any additional capability growth. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareDelivery Of Newest America Class Amphibious Assault Ship Delayed Over Technical IssuesThe Navy had planned to commission the future USS Tripoli this fall, but it may not formally receive the ship now until some time next year. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 8, 2019ShareParts From The Retired USS Enterprise Are Keeping Her Successors Ready For CombatAnchors, catapult parts, and steel from the world’s first nuclear aircraft carrier are already on other flattops or will go into future ones. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 8, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareOnly U.S. Heavy Icebreaker Is Falling Apart On Antarctic MissionThe Polar Star is the only ship the United States has to cut paths through the toughest Arctic and Antarctic ice. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareNavy Trims New Missile Sub Cost to $7.2B, But Struggles to Keep Existing Subs OperationalThe service is looking to build three subs a year, or more, but more than a dozen boats sit idle waiting for repairs. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareRoyal Navy May Sacrifice Its Last Amphibious Ships to Pay For Its New CarriersThe service needs to cut costs and find more manpower, but the drastic measures might lead to diminishing returns. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share12
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2020ShareNavy’s New Controversial Shipbuilding Plan Raids Air Force And Army’s Piggy BanksThe Navy’s latest shipbuilding plan requires extra funding to pay for a new class of aircraft carriers, extra frigates, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 29, 2020ShareNavy Boss Talks ‘Joint Strike Frigate’ Concept After Calls To Build Four Frigates A YearThe Navy’s new frigate could be among the most realistic ways of getting anywhere close to realizing the service’s huge fleet ambitions. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 29, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 27, 2020ShareThe Pentagon’s Highly Questionable Proposals For A Navy With Over 500 ShipsReal-world factors are driving proposals for a huge expansion of the Navy’s fleet, but major hurdles make them more like fantasy than anything else. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 13, 2020ShareTrump Says He’s Working To Get 10 More Icebreakers For The Coast Guard From “A Certain Place”If this comes to fruition, it would be a huge boost for the service’s icebreaking capacity as competition in the Arctic region grows. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 13, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 28, 2020ShareNavy Eyes Hiring Two Shipyards To Build Its New Frigates As It Tries To Speed Up ProcurementConcern over the stability of America’s shipbuilding industrial base is one major factor driving the plan. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 28, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 21, 2020ShareRussia Has Abandoned Its Massive Nuclear Destroyer And Supersized Frigate ProgramsThe state-run shipbuilding company responsible for both programs now has concerns about its long-term finances. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 21, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 7, 2020ShareFord Class Of Supercarriers May End After Four Ships, Navy Eyeing Smaller Carriers: ReportThe Navy has put together a task force to report back in six months on what America’s carrier force should look like from 2030 on. BYTyler RogowayMar 7, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 26, 2019ShareCongress Pushes Back On Stunning Navy Plan To Cut Destroyers, Cruisers, Subs, And MoreThe service wants to scale back new production of ships and trim existing hulls as part of a new path to reaching a 355-ship fleet. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 26, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 20, 2019ShareThe Navy Is Backing Away From Its 355-Ship Plan, Has Invested Too Much In Too Few HullsNavy officials are increasingly looking at distributed fleets of lower-cost ships with a heavy emphasis on unmanned platforms. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 20, 2019Share
BYChris "Ox" HarmerSep 5, 2019ShareMarine Boss’s Audacious Plan To Transform The Corps By Giving Up Big Amphibious ShipsThe bold vision of a USMC that is far less dependent on the lumbering “Gator Navy” comes with a sacrificial offering of the force’s most sacred cow. BYChris "Ox" HarmerSep 5, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareNavy Eyes Yet Another Arleigh Burke Destroyer Variant After Warship Plans Hit SnagsUnfortunately, there are serious questions about whether the Arleigh Burke class hullform can support any additional capability growth. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareDelivery Of Newest America Class Amphibious Assault Ship Delayed Over Technical IssuesThe Navy had planned to commission the future USS Tripoli this fall, but it may not formally receive the ship now until some time next year. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 8, 2019ShareParts From The Retired USS Enterprise Are Keeping Her Successors Ready For CombatAnchors, catapult parts, and steel from the world’s first nuclear aircraft carrier are already on other flattops or will go into future ones. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 8, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareOnly U.S. Heavy Icebreaker Is Falling Apart On Antarctic MissionThe Polar Star is the only ship the United States has to cut paths through the toughest Arctic and Antarctic ice. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareNavy Trims New Missile Sub Cost to $7.2B, But Struggles to Keep Existing Subs OperationalThe service is looking to build three subs a year, or more, but more than a dozen boats sit idle waiting for repairs. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareRoyal Navy May Sacrifice Its Last Amphibious Ships to Pay For Its New CarriersThe service needs to cut costs and find more manpower, but the drastic measures might lead to diminishing returns. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
