Navy taps acquisition official for new role managing maritime industrial base
Frederick "Jay" Stefany will step into the new role as the Navy plans to invest billions to revamp its shipbuilding infrastructure and in preparation for AUKUS.
Lawmakers drafting NDAA without Navy’s promised long-term maintenance plan
Lawmakers want to mandate the maintenance and modernization plan's annual delivery.
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Marine leaders acknowledge stockpile concerns; support CH-53K block buy
A top Marine Corps officer said the service has provided about 1,000 Javelins and 1,000 Stinger missiles to Ukraine so far.
New Nunn-McCurdy cost breach in Navy’s latest LCS misstep
The cost breach is one in a series of public missteps the Navy has had in recent years with the Littoral Combat Ships and the associated mission packages.
New shipbuilding plan driven by ‘uncertainty,’ ‘fiscal reality’: Navy brass
The Navy's long range shipbuilding plan has been officially released. Lawmakers are not impressed.
With Connecticut stuck In Guam, spotlight is back on Navy’s shipyard plans
“We’ve heard these are national treasures,” Rep. John Garamendi said of the military's maintenance depots. “And yet, the ... organic industrial base infrastructure is chronically underfunded to the point these facilities are relics of the past.”
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Navy Reorganizing Submarine Acquisition Offices To Prepare For Columbia
A memo obtained by Breaking Defense outlines the three new program executive offices that will now make up the Navy's submarine acquisition directorate.
Navy Acquisition Commands Preparing Overmatch Liaison Offices
The new integration offices will play a key role in ensuring programs across the Navy are able to meet the technical requirements imposed by Project Overmatch.
Navy Lays Out Plan To Close The Strike Fighter Gap Four Years Early
A senior naval aviation officer says a change to the F-35C squadrons, additional reserve aircraft from other services and a successful maintenance program will be key to resolving the longstanding shortfall.