Naval Warfare

Navy delaying next-gen F/A-XX fighter spending for near-term investments

Navy delaying next-gen F/A-XX fighter spending for near-term investments
Navy delaying next-gen F/A-XX fighter spending for near-term investments

The combination of delaying F/A-XX development and shutting down F/A-18 production may not go well for Navy leadership when they testify to lawmakers.

[UPDATED] What’s in the Pentagon’s FY25 budget request? Here’s where to find out

[UPDATED] What’s in the Pentagon’s FY25 budget request? Here’s where to find out
[UPDATED] What’s in the Pentagon’s FY25 budget request? Here’s where to find out

Breaking Defense has you covered for all the news of the Pentagon’s fiscal 2025 budget rollout, and this handy landing page of our stories will get you where you need to go.

Navy’s new budget request would retire 10 ships early, buy only 6

Navy’s new budget request would retire 10 ships early, buy only 6
Navy’s new budget request would retire 10 ships early, buy only 6

Navy brass and lawmakers go back-and-forth every year about early ship retirements. This year looks like it will be no different.

Pentagon emphasizes ‘continuity’ in $849.8B FY25 budget request, amid political deadlock

Pentagon emphasizes ‘continuity’ in $849.8B FY25 budget request, amid political deadlock
Pentagon emphasizes ‘continuity’ in $849.8B FY25 budget request, amid political deadlock

“We kind of depend on having [that] ‘24 bill finish and finish in a way that looks a lot like what we asked for. Otherwise, we’re going to have to go back to the drawing board on a couple of fronts,” said a senior defense official.

Pentagon clears V-22 Ospreys to fly again, but gives few details about fatal November crash

Pentagon clears V-22 Ospreys to fly again, but gives few details about fatal November crash
Pentagon clears V-22 Ospreys to fly again, but gives few details about fatal November crash

Pentagon officials say they have “high confidence” that they can return the V-22 Ospreys to flight safely, but are tight lipped on what they learned about the cause of a crash in Japan that killed eight airmen.

Sen. Sullivan says CNO ‘assured’ him new shipbuilding plan will have 31 amphibs

Sen. Sullivan says CNO ‘assured’ him new shipbuilding plan will have 31 amphibs
Sen. Sullivan says CNO ‘assured’ him new shipbuilding plan will have 31 amphibs

The comments from Sen. Dan Sullivan come after a contentious year during which the Navy, Marine Corps and Congress publicly feuded over the state of the amphibious fleet.

Houthi Red Sea strikes kill first sailors, as ballistic missile threat proliferates

Houthi Red Sea strikes kill first sailors, as ballistic missile threat proliferates
Houthi Red Sea strikes kill first sailors, as ballistic missile threat proliferates

The range showed by Houthi missiles holds US bases at risk, and both China and Russia are watching closely to see what happens, experts say.

Why sending a US Navy hospital ship to Gaza would be very difficult but ‘not impossible’

Why sending a US Navy hospital ship to Gaza would be very difficult but ‘not impossible’
Why sending a US Navy hospital ship to Gaza would be very difficult but ‘not impossible’

Analysts told Breaking Defense it would take weeks for a ship to reach the Middle East, and actually getting patients aboard presents myriad logistical, diplomatic and security problems.

‘Generational change’: New Aussie export regime to deliver $600M in benefits, DepSecDef claims

‘Generational change’: New Aussie export regime to deliver $600M in benefits, DepSecDef claims
‘Generational change’: New Aussie export regime to deliver $600M in benefits, DepSecDef claims

“The reforms will deliver, in our judgment…a net decrease in regulatory compliance costs, and actually expand the amount of research that can occur internationally without a permit,” Hugh Jeffrey, Australia’s deputy secretary of strategy, policy, and industry, said today.

Water games: Army observes Marine vessels at Project Convergence experiment

Water games: Army observes Marine vessels at Project Convergence experiment
Water games: Army observes Marine vessels at Project Convergence experiment

“Mechanical issues” sidelined the Army from debuting its new Maneuver Support Vessel-Light at this year’s experiment, while the USMC tested out the Autonomous Low-Profile Vessel and a stern landing vessel concept design.

Qatari shipbuilder joins forces with L3Harris, debuts Suhail USV at DIMDEX 2024

Qatari shipbuilder joins forces with L3Harris, debuts Suhail USV at DIMDEX 2024
Qatari shipbuilder joins forces with L3Harris, debuts Suhail USV at DIMDEX 2024

Performance Marine Chairman Hassan Bin Jabor Al-Thani told Breaking Defense that Suhail is the first fully autonomous USV completely built in Doha.

Iran shows off naval guns, missiles and UAV named ‘Gaza’ at Qatari defense show

Iran shows off naval guns, missiles and UAV named ‘Gaza’ at Qatari defense show
Iran shows off naval guns, missiles and UAV named ‘Gaza’ at Qatari defense show

One representative at Tehran’s expansive booth told Breaking Defense the weapons are available to export to basically any country except the US and Israel.

Singapore downplays defense spending hike, though with warning of instability

Singapore downplays defense spending hike, though with warning of instability
Singapore downplays defense spending hike, though with warning of instability

COVID-19 stalled defense programs, so money moves from last year to this, giving Singapore defense spending a single year bump of over 12 percent.

US Navy inks $3.4B deal for 17 P-8s for Canada, Germany

US Navy inks $3.4B deal for 17 P-8s for Canada, Germany
US Navy inks $3.4B deal for 17 P-8s for Canada, Germany

The deal will see 14 new planes go to Canada and three to Germany.