OMB director launches broadside at shipbuilders to close Sea Air Space 2026
Aaron Mehta and Diana Stancy wrap up this year's conference.
Battleship costs and sub timelines at Sea Air Space
Aaron Mehta and Diana Stancy share highlights from the second day of the Navy League's annual conference.
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Navy expects construction on first Trump-class battleship to start in FY28
Secretary of the Navy John Phelan said the service is in talks with two vendors for the battleship.
Navy, Hadrian launch partnership, open facility to build submarine parts
Secretary of the Navy John Phelan said that the public-private arrangement is a “novel transaction” that ensures the service is investing in “outcomes, not promises.”
Trump announces new Trump-class ‘battleship’ as part of ‘Golden Fleet’
The new vessel, coming in around 30,000 tons, will be capable of carrying surface-launched nuclear missiles, creating what Navy Secretary John Phelan called a new nuclear deterrent.
Navy announces new frigate class, taps HII to build off national security cutter
“Recent operations from the Red Sea to the Caribbean make the requirement undeniable,” Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle said.
Satellites at the center: Inside the Pentagon’s next-gen space architecture
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Navy wants new frigate in 2028, says service’s acquisition head
Navy Secretary John Phelan recently told attendees at a private dinner that the new frigate would be a modified National Security Cutter, sources told Breaking Defense.
Navy, Palantir unveil ShipOS in a bid to boost nuclear sub production
"We’re deploying an AI-powered shipbuilding operating system across the maritime industrial base," Navy Secretary John Phelan told an audience alongside Palantir chief Alex Karp.
Navy, Marine Corps pick Dutch company’s design for new island-hopping vessel
“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 invites contractors, investors for industry day with new acquisition office
Establishing the RCO is one in a series of moves the Navy has made this year, alongside the other services, to overhaul acquisition offices and processes as part of a larger revamp being pushed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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Senate confirms Hung Cao as Navy’s No. 2 civilian
A number of other top civilian positions in the Navy's civilian leadership remain filled by acting officials.
EXCLUSIVE: SECNAV consolidating Navy policy, foreign affairs staff into new role
The new chief of Naval policy will wholly replace what was the deputy undersecretary of the Navy for policy.
SECNAV moves to consolidate Navy’s unmanned offices, pauses ‘all’ robotic contracting activities
John Phelan's memo follows a number of moves by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as well as Army leadership to reduce and consolidate the number of sprawling offices and staffs throughout the Department of Defense.
SECNAV orders new Naval Rapid Capabilities Office, shuts down offices
“The NRCO will serve as the single accountable organization spanning all naval warfare domains, responsible for the rapid assessment, execution, fielding and transition of urgent solutions within a three-year timeframe to ensure U.S. maritime supremacy,” according to a memo signed by John Phelan.