The Wisconsin lawmaker, China hawk and member of the House Armed Services Committee, sees the frigate as a cornerstone for growing the Navy while not blowing open what is likely to be a constrained budget in the coming years.
By Paul McLeary“This is going to be a real workhorse supporting distributed maritime operations in the future,” Vice Adm. James Kilby, deputy chief for warfighting requirements and capabilities, said.
By Paul McLeary“The impact of the COVID crisis in the aviation sector has been really nothing short of catastrophic,” said Hunter. “At this point, it’s very challenging for those companies to stay in business.”
By Theresa Hitchens“I think there are ways we can come out of this much more resilient, but you know it’s hard to change bureaucracy and institutional ways of doing business [to] make sure that this disruption doesn’t go to waste,” says Navy acquisition chief James Geurts.
By Paul McLearyThe Navy will recompete the program after the first 10 ships are under contract, leading to a new award and another bite at the apple for the bidders who lost out the first time around.
By Paul McLeary“I think a three month slow-down in program activity is an optimistic projection based on the level of damage the economy is currently sustaining.”
By Paul McLearyAcquisition chief Ellen Lord says she’ll likely ask Congress for billions more to help the defense industry.
By Paul McLearyA top Admiral says the Navy hasn’t been keeping up with “rapid changes in the digital/data analytics world with the sense of urgency needed in this era of Great Power Competition.”
By Paul McLeary“You’ll see some significant changes” in the Navy report “regarding the portion of the fleet that supports maneuver of Marines and the expeditionary elements of that,” Gen. David Berger says.
By Paul McLeary“We’re gonna have to brave the storm together, especially some of the smaller suppliers,” said Lucas Hicks, vice president of new construction aircraft carrier programs.
By Paul McLeary“You can have the greatest brigade combat team in the world,” Rep. Wittman said, “but if they can’t get to the fight because we don’t have a robust ready reserve fleet, that’s pretty shortsighted.”
By Paul McLearyThe Future Carrier 2030 Task Force, which the service will announce next week, will study how carriers stack up against new generations of stealthy submarines and long-range precision weapons being fielded by China and Russia.
By Paul McLearyThe letter, sent late Thursday to House Armed Services chair Rep. Adam Smith, underscores Esper’s goal of building a 355-ship fleet: “I personally believe the force structure we need is even larger,” he writes.
By Paul McLearyRep. Thornberry, the senior Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, said the White House move to repurpose military procurement money “is in violation of the separation of powers within the Constitution… and I believe that it requires Congress to take action.”
By Paul McLeary