After Middle East ops, Navy to start feeling funding crunch this summer: CNO
The aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford is expected to face increased maintenance due to its extended deployment.
Trump-class Battleship will get same nuclear reactor as Ford aircraft carrier
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle confirmed the battleship would share several design features with the USS Ford.
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Navy and Marine Corps leaders said they are considering shaking up the 36-month Optimized Fleet Response plan, in lieu of a longer cycle that can accommodate two deployments.
F/A-XX fighter downselect coming in August: CNO
The competition for the Navy's sixth-generation fighter contract has narrowed to Northrop Grumman and Boeing.
Navy to mothball USS Boise, capping off years of maintenance challenges
The Navy said the decision to mothball the Boise aligns with a broader, “data-driven initiative” that aims to enhance the composition of the Navy’s fleet.
‘Of course’ Navy leader ‘concerned’ that Iran conflict diminishes US ability to deter China
“It's a mathematical certainty that if you consume a fixed resource, then your ability to bring that to bear on another problem set is diminished by the amount you subtract it,” Adm. Daryl Caudle said.
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The Navy’s ‘Fighting Instructions’ fails its own test
Adm. Daryl Caudle’s Fighting Instructions aims to guide the Navy’s future, but it does not make the tradeoffs or force-design decisions a true strategy requires, Bruce Stubbs writes.
Navy advances plans to reshuffle traditional carrier strike group model
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle’s tailored force initiative is embedded in his new “Fighting Instructions” guidance released on Monday that outlines how the Navy plans to organize, train, equip, and fight.
‘Preparing for war:’ At French naval conference, a grim realism
France and its allies need to consider the reality that high-intensity conflict is likely in the near future, top officials said this week.
Navy’s new hedge strategy calls for ‘tailored’ unmanned forces to augment carriers
“We love this conveyor belt of the [carrier] strike group generation process,” Adm. Daryl Caudle said. “Submariners, we do not share that vision. Now there's a submariner at the helm here.”
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CNO Caudle: Navy must launch F/A-XX program now to penetrate Iranian airspace in 10 years
“F/A-XX is so vital [because] our ability to fly with impunity with our existing airframes is fleeting,” Adm. Daryl Caudle warned.
Navy chief calls for defense spending to hit ‘new normal’ of 4% GDP
“We need to make a dent into that,” Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle said of the Navy's 355-ship requirement. “I think the chairman, and I think the secretary of Navy and the secretary of War agree that that the Navy needs a budget commensurate with its mission set.”
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Navy’s Caudle: F/A-XX fighter decision needs to come ‘quickly’
"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.