SecNav Taps Industry For Safety Tips After Ship Collisions

SecNav Taps Industry For Safety Tips After Ship Collisions
SecNav Taps Industry For Safety Tips After Ship Collisions

ARLINGTON: The new Navy Secretary announced a civilian-led investigation of recent lethal accidents that will look outside the Navy for lessons, separate from the internal military investigation already underway. Richard Spencer announced his Strategic Readiness Review late Friday, but only at this morning’s speech did he divulge the key detail. His review will bring in private…

Danes Tout $340M Stanflex Frigate For US Navy – But What’s Real Cost?

Danes Tout $340M Stanflex Frigate For US Navy – But What’s Real Cost?
Danes Tout $340M Stanflex Frigate For US Navy – But What’s Real Cost?

WASHINGTON: Denmark really wants you to know they have a solution for the US Navy’s frigate problem. Pentagon officials are on the record that they’ll consider foreign designs in their quest for a more powerful small warship than the $450–$550 million, 3,400-ton Littoral Combat Ship. The Danish answer: their $340 million, 6,600-ton Iver Huitfeldt “Stanflex”…