EXCLUSIVE Navy Chief Demands Network Linking All Ships ‘This Decade’

EXCLUSIVE Navy Chief Demands Network Linking All Ships ‘This Decade’
EXCLUSIVE Navy Chief Demands Network Linking All Ships ‘This Decade’

The Navy isn’t part of an Army/Air Force project to build a new tactical network, though the CNO said he wants the Navy’s version to “plug into JADC2” once it’s up and running. 

Esper Echoes Reagan Buildup, Calls For Billions More For Ships

Esper Echoes Reagan Buildup, Calls For Billions More For Ships
Esper Echoes Reagan Buildup, Calls For Billions More For Ships

The SecDef wants more money for the Navy’s shipbuilding account, and one way to get it is to dip into an existing account, a powerful Congressman says.

Navy Plans For Wartime Ship Surge; Looks To Small Commercial Yards

Navy Plans For Wartime Ship Surge; Looks To Small Commercial Yards
Navy Plans For Wartime Ship Surge; Looks To Small Commercial Yards

“We don’t have enough capacity for peacetime” repairs, said Rear Adm. Eric Ver Hage. “We can’t get ships delivered on time with the predictability we need today.”

Shipyards Not At Risk, Despite DoD Warning It Needs $$ To Save Them

Shipyards Not At Risk, Despite DoD Warning It Needs $$ To Save Them
Shipyards Not At Risk, Despite DoD Warning It Needs $$ To Save Them

A DoD paper for Congress suggests COVID could shut down shipyards, but Navy officials and analysts say there is little risk.

Major Submarine Contractor Drops Navy Missile Tube Biz

Major Submarine Contractor Drops Navy Missile Tube Biz
Major Submarine Contractor Drops Navy Missile Tube Biz

The disclosure comes as the Pentagon has been looking for ways to backstop key parts of its industrial base as supply chains slowed due to the COVID epidemic.

Coast Guard To Deliver Nuclear Icebreaker Plan to White House

Coast Guard To Deliver Nuclear Icebreaker Plan to White House
Coast Guard To Deliver Nuclear Icebreaker Plan to White House

The plan will include options to lease new breakers or build new nuclear-powered ships as Russia and China leap ahead of US capabilities in the Arctic.

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.

Bath Iron Works Recruits Non-Union Workers As Yard Strike Continues

Bath Iron Works Recruits Non-Union Workers As Yard Strike Continues
Bath Iron Works Recruits Non-Union Workers As Yard Strike Continues

With contractors on the way, the union and the company remain at an impasse even as seven Navy destroyers languish pierside.

Bath Iron Works Strike Grinds On & COVID Hits The Picket Line

Bath Iron Works Strike Grinds On & COVID Hits The Picket Line
Bath Iron Works Strike Grinds On & COVID Hits The Picket Line

There are no talks scheduled between striking union workers and General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, but leaders have started exchanging letters.

HASC NDAA Cuts F-35, Adds Sub, Sets Up Senate Clash

HASC NDAA Cuts F-35, Adds Sub, Sets Up Senate Clash
HASC NDAA Cuts F-35, Adds Sub, Sets Up Senate Clash

The HASC draft largely agrees with SASC on cutting robot ships and adding manned ones, but the two are far apart on Joint Strike Fighters.

SASC Trims Hypersonics & Robot Ships, Boosts Ships & F-35

SASC Trims Hypersonics & Robot Ships, Boosts Ships & F-35
SASC Trims Hypersonics & Robot Ships, Boosts Ships & F-35

Skeptical senators on the Senate Armed Services Committee want to slow down bleeding-edge prototypes, while building up more traditional weapons.

Union Votes Strike At Bath Iron Works; Destroyer Fleet At Risk

Union Votes Strike At Bath Iron Works; Destroyer Fleet At Risk
Union Votes Strike At Bath Iron Works; Destroyer Fleet At Risk

As delays in getting ships delivered on time worsen, Navy acquisition chief James Geurts said, “It is critical for our Navy that we get ships, we get them on the schedule we contract for them, and that we have high confidence in our shipbuilders to deliver.”

Navy Rushes ‘Unprecedented’ 1,600 Reservists To Shipyards As COVID Guts Workforce

Navy Rushes ‘Unprecedented’ 1,600 Reservists To Shipyards As COVID Guts Workforce
Navy Rushes ‘Unprecedented’ 1,600 Reservists To Shipyards As COVID Guts Workforce

At the service’s four public shipyards that perform the majority of repair work on the submarine and carrier fleets, some 25 percent of workers are not clocking in for their regular shifts. 

Bath Shipyard Scrambles As Thousands Retire; Months Behind On Destroyer Work, Says President

Bath Shipyard Scrambles As Thousands Retire; Months Behind On Destroyer Work, Says President
Bath Shipyard Scrambles As Thousands Retire; Months Behind On Destroyer Work, Says President

“Last year we hired 1,800 people, which was the most hired for 30 years I think,” BIW President Dirk Lesko said. “We probably would have hired 500 or 600 more people last year if we could have.”