Raytheon expects key SPY-6 contract for destroyer backfits in early 2023

Raytheon expects key SPY-6 contract for destroyer backfits in early 2023
Raytheon expects key SPY-6 contract for destroyer backfits in early 2023

The Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class destroyers are expected to receive the SPY-6(V)4 radar.

House authorizers pass $839B defense budget, adding money for ships, aircraft, Ukraine

House authorizers pass $839B defense budget, adding money for ships, aircraft, Ukraine
House authorizers pass $839B defense budget, adding money for ships, aircraft, Ukraine

During a marathon markup session that started on Wednesday, the House Armed Services Committee approved an amendment that would add $37 billion to the defense topline.

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Electrification sparks new shipbuilding

Electrification sparks new shipbuilding
Electrification sparks new shipbuilding

Building naval vessels with electric propulsion is a new challenge for shipyards, so “single-system vendors” will be needed to provide the electric propulsion package as a subcontractor to the shipyard.

House Approps Restores 2nd Destroyer; Cuts Sea-Launched Nuke Cruise Missile

House Approps Restores 2nd Destroyer; Cuts Sea-Launched Nuke Cruise Missile
House Approps Restores 2nd Destroyer; Cuts Sea-Launched Nuke Cruise Missile

The Democrats’ draft bill trims military personnel and R&D to add money for procurement.

Navy Picks Pacific Homeport For Future Frigates: Hello, China

Navy Picks Pacific Homeport For Future Frigates: Hello, China
Navy Picks Pacific Homeport For Future Frigates: Hello, China

The first 12 Constellation-class frigates will all be based out of Everett, Wash.

Key Dems Question Biden Defense Budget; Ship Fight Likely

Key Dems Question Biden Defense Budget; Ship Fight Likely
Key Dems Question Biden Defense Budget; Ship Fight Likely

“The President’s Defense Budget Request is an outline and a starting point,” emphasizes Sen. Jack Reed, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

We Need A Bigger Navy, Fast: Chris Lehman

We Need A Bigger Navy, Fast: Chris Lehman
We Need A Bigger Navy, Fast: Chris Lehman

A hastily-developed shipbuilding plan rushed out near the end of the Trump Administration set a very modest goal of a 500-ship Navy, but it would achieve that number at a snail’s pace where the fleet would not reach 500 ships until 2045. We simply can’t wait 25 years.

Signaling China, White House Floats Putting Hypersonic Missiles On Destroyers

Signaling China, White House Floats Putting Hypersonic Missiles On Destroyers
Signaling China, White House Floats Putting Hypersonic Missiles On Destroyers

“This is a terrible idea for several reasons,” Bryan Clark of the Hudson Institute said. The oldest ships would need to undergo a service life extension, while the newer ships would have to undergo expensive upgrades for a complex new mission.

Senate Ships vs. House Subs: Conference Clash To Come?

Senate Ships vs. House Subs: Conference Clash To Come?
Senate Ships vs. House Subs: Conference Clash To Come?

House Democrats want to add $2.5 billion to build a second Virginia-class submarine next year. Senate Republicans would rather spend on destroyers and amphibious ships.

SecNav Tells Fleet Hypersonic Competition Demands ‘Sputnik Moment;’ Glide Body Test Set

SecNav Tells Fleet Hypersonic Competition Demands ‘Sputnik Moment;’ Glide Body Test Set
SecNav Tells Fleet Hypersonic Competition Demands ‘Sputnik Moment;’ Glide Body Test Set

A new Navy memo by acting Secretary Thomas Modly calls for greatly increased funding for hypersonics.

OSD, Services Get First Look At Air Force Multi-Domain Chops

OSD, Services Get First Look At Air Force Multi-Domain Chops
OSD, Services Get First Look At Air Force Multi-Domain Chops

Senior Pentagon and service officials observed the last day of the ground-breaking ABMS exercise and the Air Force engaged Northern Command to create and manage the scenario.

Navy Pushes To Slash Repair Times, Get Ships To Sea Faster; Creates New Position

Navy Pushes To Slash Repair Times, Get Ships To Sea Faster; Creates New Position
Navy Pushes To Slash Repair Times, Get Ships To Sea Faster; Creates New Position

The Navy is rushing to fix its long-broken ship repair and overhaul pipeline as the service prepares itself for “a generational-level of submarine work.”

House Dems Block Wall Funds, Slash Sub, But Add F-35s

House Dems Block Wall Funds, Slash Sub, But Add F-35s
House Dems Block Wall Funds, Slash Sub, But Add F-35s

The House Dems launch the first salvo in what promises to be a long defense budget saga, and they are drawing lines that will be hard to cross.

Navy Unveils $3.2B Unfunded List: 2 F-35s, New Laser & More Precision Strike

Navy Unveils $3.2B Unfunded List: 2 F-35s, New Laser & More Precision Strike
Navy Unveils $3.2B Unfunded List: 2 F-35s, New Laser & More Precision Strike

The Navy tells Congress it wants to get more deadly and sail longer. Quickly. Can you say unfunded requirements?