Reforms to Navy’s research office must come without sacrificing scientific freedom
The Office of Naval Research is going through a necessary evolution to ensure the Navy is prepared for decades to come, writes Lorin Selby.
The Office of Naval Research is going through a necessary evolution to ensure the Navy is prepared for decades to come, writes Lorin Selby.
Oslo and Copenhagen have separately, and on the same day, confirmed significant additions to their naval forces, both aimed at strengthening surveillance and protection of undersea infrastructure and strategic maritime areas in the North European waters.
"My job is to pressurize that decision, because the war fighting imperative, I think, is there, and and I'm trying to build a compelling case to get that decision made quickly," Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle said.
“We will competitively award a vessel construction manager to oversee the [program], drive execution and facilitate genuine competition among multiple shipyards,” Navy Secretary John Phelan said.
Navy investigators found one commanding officer's decision to fire on friendly fighter jets was neither "reasonable" nor "prudent" given the information he had at hand.
The new construction is expected to be completed by the end of 2026.
“This is going to be devastating for [Fincantieri’s] workforce. They invested heavily buying the yard in 2009 and invested a lot to win the frigate class competition,” one analyst told Breaking Defense.
Congress has passed three pieces of legislation to address maritime security, but that's not enough for an issue this global, writes Elisabeth Tamte in this essay.
If the US is to stand a chance against China, the time is now to move out on the Navy's future next-gen fighter, explains Rebecca Grant of the Lexington Institute.
The Weekly Break Out dives into the Navy's decision to axe its frigate fleet, in what the service said is a "shift" in strategy.
Under the bank's new Security and Resilience Initiative, executives told Breaking Defense one key priority is funding nuclear submarine construction.
The deal for three submarines is expected to be a 10 billion Polish zloty ($2.52 billion) investment.
Earlier this year, the Coast Guard halted construction on two of the four Offshore Patrol Cutters that Eastern Shipbuilding was under contract to deliver.
The $22 billion shipbuilding program has been under increasing scrutiny for years by lawmakers and top Pentagon brass.