“The Connecticut delegation has questions about why, with that [FY24] appropriation in hand, this happened,” said Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn.
By Valerie InsinnaIn “my opinion, the Navy is looking backwards, not forwards, in terms of what’s actually happening in the shipyards with this proposal,” the Democrat said of the Navy’s submarine budget proposal.
By Justin KatzA number of lawmakers met with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese this morning on Capitol Hill following the Aussie’s Wednesday meetings and reception at the White House.
By Justin Katz“We look sort of speciously at our friends… [and] with what we’ve gone through here recently, with security breaches, we should be the last ones to be lecturing somebody else about what they need to do,” the congressman said.
By Justin KatzOne NDAA amendment attempts to calm potentially rough waters around Virginia-class sub transfers, while the another could reel in that ambition to guard the US industrial base.
By Justin KatzLawmakers’ add has been expected based on the bipartisan chorus of support for a bigger amphib fleet, but it remains a big win for the Marine Corps.
By Justin KatzThe proposed legislation would begin the process of knocking down key legal hurdles impending the AUKUS security pact.
By Justin Katz“As quiet work begins on Pillar I, and as traditional sources of resistance return to the driver’s seat of alliance defence industrial and technology cooperation, there is a distinct risk that any progress towards setting the optimal legal and regulatory conditions for AUKUS, particularly Pillar II, to function as intended will falter,” the United States Studies Centre report says.
By Colin ClarkThe incoming Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces lays out his vision for how to make AUKUS succeed in this new op-ed.
By Rep. Joe CourtneyKey members of the House Armed Services Committee pushed back at the idea that AUKUS could be a “zero sum game” for nuclear submarines.
By Colin ClarkNow retired Army Gen. Stephen Lyons projected in 2020 that the Pentagon’s sealift fleet would deteriorate rapidly starting in 2025.
By Justin KatzThe legislation was passed overnight as part of the House’s draft defense policy bill amid marathon negotiations.
By Justin KatzThe keel laying is an important, albeit largely ceremonial, event in the submarine’s path forward to its first patrol in 2030.
By Justin Katz
In a new op-ed, Rep. Joe Courtney, D-CT., makes the case for why America’s submarine capabilities are still robust.
By Rep. Joe Courtney