Indo-Pacific Expo will look beyond AUKUS subs

Indo-Pacific Expo will look beyond AUKUS subs
Indo-Pacific Expo will look beyond AUKUS subs

In this op-ed, Bryan Clark lays out potential topics of discussion at this year’s Indo-Pacific Exposition in Sydney, Australia, such as the future of AUKUS.

How the surface fleet can meet the Chinese challenge

How the surface fleet can meet the Chinese challenge
How the surface fleet can meet the Chinese challenge

Long-range missiles, missile defenses, and robotic ships will be essential adjuncts to the big, expensive “Death Stars” that dominate the Navy budget, says Bryan Clark of the Hudson Institute.

Navy’s new shipbuilding plan offers three paths to Congress

Navy’s new shipbuilding plan offers three paths to Congress
Navy’s new shipbuilding plan offers three paths to Congress

The service is offering lawmakers three different ship procurement profiles, a deviation from past long-range plans.

What If The Bigger Shipbuilding Budget Just Doesn’t Come?

What If The Bigger Shipbuilding Budget Just Doesn’t Come?
What If The Bigger Shipbuilding Budget Just Doesn’t Come?

“The Navy’s going to have a huge problem,” Mark Cancian, a fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said of the service’s likely budget squeeze.

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.

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.

Navy Makes $554M Commitment To Second Frigate, USS Congress

Navy Makes $554M Commitment To Second Frigate, USS Congress
Navy Makes $554M Commitment To Second Frigate, USS Congress

By using proven technology, the frigate program is trying to prevent the kind of high-tech teething troubles that bedeviled the Ford-class carrier and Littoral Combat Ships.

EXCLUSIVE: UAE Boosts Local Shipbuilder With $982M Patrol Ships Deal

EXCLUSIVE: UAE Boosts Local Shipbuilder With $982M Patrol Ships Deal
EXCLUSIVE: UAE Boosts Local Shipbuilder With $982M Patrol Ships Deal

The deal reinforces the company’s commitment to developing a sustainable knowledge and innovation-based economy in line with the UAE’s Vision 2030, CEO of Abu Dhabi Ship Building told Breaking Defense.

Software, Missiles, Testing At Top For Budget, Says DepSecDef Hicks

Software, Missiles, Testing At Top For Budget, Says DepSecDef Hicks
Software, Missiles, Testing At Top For Budget, Says DepSecDef Hicks

“The budget provides the resources to phase out systems and approaches optimized for an earlier era,” Kathleen Hicks said, while pumping cash into research and development of new capabilities.

New Democratic Push For DoD Cuts Highlights China, Shipbuilding Woes

New Democratic Push For DoD Cuts Highlights China, Shipbuilding Woes
New Democratic Push For DoD Cuts Highlights China, Shipbuilding Woes

“If we get into a conflict with China, this is not going to be like a World War II conflict where we have massive elements of the industrial base that can quickly convert to manufacturing the necessities for war…that’s just not going to happen,” Rep. Rob Wittman says.

Bye-Bye, B-52s & Carriers; Hello, More Destroyers & F-35s

Bye-Bye, B-52s & Carriers; Hello, More Destroyers & F-35s
Bye-Bye, B-52s & Carriers; Hello, More Destroyers & F-35s

The US needs to shift investment from hallowed but vulnerable legacy platforms – especially aircraft carriers and B-52 bombers – to more flexible and survivable weapons systems – above all, Aegis warships and the unfairly much-maligned F-35.

New Pentagon No. 2 Hits China In First Speech As Tensions Rise

New Pentagon No. 2 Hits China In First Speech As Tensions Rise
New Pentagon No. 2 Hits China In First Speech As Tensions Rise

Beijing represents “a threat to regional peace and stability, and to the rules based international order on which our security and prosperity, and those of our allies, depend,” Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said

Top Lawmaker: Army Budget Needs ‘Not Even Close’ to Navy, Air Force

Top Lawmaker: Army Budget Needs ‘Not Even Close’ to Navy, Air Force
Top Lawmaker: Army Budget Needs ‘Not Even Close’ to Navy, Air Force

Rep. Joe Courtney’s comments on on the heels of other lawmakers and military officials pushing for the Navy to get a larger slice of the 2022 defense budget

HASC Chair Slams F-35, 500-Ship Fleet; Highlights Cyber

HASC Chair Slams F-35, 500-Ship Fleet; Highlights Cyber
HASC Chair Slams F-35, 500-Ship Fleet; Highlights Cyber

“What does the F-35 give us? Is there a way to cut our losses?” asked Rep. Adam Smith, who wants a mixed force of different types of fighters: “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.”