Trump opens door for foreign-built Navy ships. It could get complicated.
President Donald Trump has called for the US to outsource the building of at least a few Navy ships to foreign shipyards.
Turkish shipbuilder to launch ARES Naval in Saudi Arabia with two shipyards: CEO
Gulf Cooperation Council countries are "one of the top export markets for ARES in the future,” ARES Shipyard CEO Oğuzhan Pehlivanli told Breaking Defense.
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Three exercises that proved a new approach to C-UAS
Architecture that linked sensors, C2, RF effects, and lasers into a distributed c-UAS kill chain.
Startup Saronic to build ‘Port Alpha,’ next-gen shipyard focused on autonomous vessels
The announcement comes off a $600 million Series C funding round led by entrepreneur and angel investor Elad Gil.
Outsourcing the US shipyard industrial base will outsource American sovereignty
In this op-ed, Matthew Paxton of the Shipbuilders Council of America explains why the US needs to build up its Navy by increasing domestic shipbuilding.
Peruvian Navy sails forward with local shipyard SIMA
The construction of a second LPD highlights how SIMA, like several other South American shipyards, can now build more complex vessels, reducing the MGP’s reliance on international suppliers.
From shipyards to semiconductors, watchdog warns of Defense Industrial Base risks
GAO raps Pentagon for relying on a strategy cobbled from four old documents.
From directed energy to AI and hardening, JIATF-401 is widening counter-UAS options
There is no single answer to the drone threat, pushing the Pentagon toward a broader mix of defenses.
It’s Time For A National Maritime Strategy
Two Hudson Institute experts say the US needs a maritime strategy that looks at all American assets, not just the Navy.
DoD Ponders 581-Ship Fleet, As Navy Shipyard Problems Persist
"We don’t have 20 years to do this," said Rep. Rob Wittman. "We need to be modernizing our yards now...the upgrades need to be done at a faster pace."
Navy Plans For Wartime Ship Surge; Looks To Small Commercial Yards
"We don't have enough capacity for peacetime” repairs, said Rear Adm. Eric Ver Hage. "We can't get ships delivered on time with the predictability we need today."
Grim Future For Repairing Navy Subs And Carriers On Time
With the Pentagon budget not expected to grow any time soon, the Navy is facing a major crunch in getting its carriers and attack subs back to sea.
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Shipyards Not At Risk, Despite DoD Warning It Needs $$ To Save Them
A DoD paper for Congress suggests COVID could shut down shipyards, but Navy officials and analysts say there is little risk.
DoD Details $11B For COVID Costs, Warns ‘At Least One’ Shipyard May Close
The Pentagon memo comes as one critical shipbuilder, Bath Iron Works, struggles to get back on its feet.
Bath Iron Works Strike Grinds On & COVID Hits The Picket Line
There are no talks scheduled between striking union workers and General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, but leaders have started exchanging letters.
After ‘Significant Cyber Issues,’ NAVSEA Fights Back
A top Admiral says the Navy hasn’t been keeping up with “rapid changes in the digital/data analytics world with the sense of urgency needed in this era of Great Power Competition.”