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Six questions with the head of US Fleet Forces Command
“If you can envision a Venn diagram of all the Navy’s current problems and give a reason for those, at the center of that Venn diagram would be maintenance.”
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US Navy can’t keep up with demand for highly trained warfare tactics instructors
The Navy wants its highly trained warfare tactics instructors on more ships and in program offices to help shape future weapons development. But the Navy is struggling to train enough for today’s needs, let alone for expanded roles.
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US Navy collecting tactical training data it once shunned
The Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center wants to do a better job collecting data so it can identify trends that could improve future training events.
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New details emerge about the 2020 Bonhomme Richard fire, ahead of censure of three-star
Retired Vice Adm. Rich Brown was named accountable for the loss of the amphibious ship Bonhomme Richard but was ultimately cleared of wrongdoing in December. Six months later, he’s facing censure from the Navy secretary.
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Navy slows F-35 orders amid rising readiness grades of its fighter fleet
Though top U.S. Navy leadership told lawmakers that COVID-related problems alone, including supply-chain shortages, drove the decision to ask for fewer F-35C Joint Strike Fighters in next year’s budget, that is only half the story.
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The congressional fight to scrap littoral combat ships isn’t over
Congress appears poised to save five littoral combat ships from an early retirement, but the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee is saying that the fight to ditch the ships is not yet over.
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House defense bill calls for US-built ships to modernize strategic sealift fleet
After neglecting strategic sealift for too long, some in Congress are trying a new approach to get the Navy and the Maritime Administration to invest in new US-made ships.
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Rep. Rob Wittman on US Navy ship retirements and a sea-launched nuclear weapon
Two key issues have emerged this year as the most contentious for the Navy: a proposal to decommission 24 ships, and a decision to cut funding for a sea-launched tactical nuclear weapon. Congressional committees are thus far split on these issues, and the House Armed Services Committee will weigh in on Wednesday.
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A-10 retirements, more Air Force F-35s in Senate defense policy bill
This could finally break a years-long impasse between the Air Force and Congress over the iconic attack plane.
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Five years later: Inside the Navy’s data-driven quest to avert a future Fitzgerald or McCain collision
The surface navy has worked since 2017 to avoid future fatal collisions. But Navy-wide, there’s evidence of failure to learn. The service is now turning to data to ensure it never has another Fitzgerald or McCain disaster again.
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Six questions with the head of US Fleet Forces Command
“If you can envision a Venn diagram of all the Navy’s current problems and give a reason for those, at the center of that Venn diagram would be maintenance.”
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US Navy can’t keep up with demand for highly trained warfare tactics instructors
The Navy wants its highly trained warfare tactics instructors on more ships and in program offices to help shape future weapons development. But the Navy is struggling to train enough for today’s needs, let alone for expanded roles.
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US Navy collecting tactical training data it once shunned
The Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center wants to do a better job collecting data so it can identify trends that could improve future training events.
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New details emerge about the 2020 Bonhomme Richard fire, ahead of censure of three-star
Retired Vice Adm. Rich Brown was named accountable for the loss of the amphibious ship Bonhomme Richard but was ultimately cleared of wrongdoing in December. Six months later, he’s facing censure from the Navy secretary.
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Navy slows F-35 orders amid rising readiness grades of its fighter fleet
Though top U.S. Navy leadership told lawmakers that COVID-related problems alone, including supply-chain shortages, drove the decision to ask for fewer F-35C Joint Strike Fighters in next year’s budget, that is only half the story.
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The congressional fight to scrap littoral combat ships isn’t over
Congress appears poised to save five littoral combat ships from an early retirement, but the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee is saying that the fight to ditch the ships is not yet over.
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House defense bill calls for US-built ships to modernize strategic sealift fleet
After neglecting strategic sealift for too long, some in Congress are trying a new approach to get the Navy and the Maritime Administration to invest in new US-made ships.
-
Rep. Rob Wittman on US Navy ship retirements and a sea-launched nuclear weapon
Two key issues have emerged this year as the most contentious for the Navy: a proposal to decommission 24 ships, and a decision to cut funding for a sea-launched tactical nuclear weapon. Congressional committees are thus far split on these issues, and the House Armed Services Committee will weigh in on Wednesday.
-
A-10 retirements, more Air Force F-35s in Senate defense policy bill
This could finally break a years-long impasse between the Air Force and Congress over the iconic attack plane.
-
Five years later: Inside the Navy’s data-driven quest to avert a future Fitzgerald or McCain collision
The surface navy has worked since 2017 to avoid future fatal collisions. But Navy-wide, there’s evidence of failure to learn. The service is now turning to data to ensure it never has another Fitzgerald or McCain disaster again.
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Six questions with the head of US Fleet Forces Command
“If you can envision a Venn diagram of all the Navy’s current problems and give a reason for those, at the center of that Venn diagram would be maintenance.”
-
US Navy can’t keep up with demand for highly trained warfare tactics instructors
The Navy wants its highly trained warfare tactics instructors on more ships and in program offices to help shape future weapons development. But the Navy is struggling to train enough for today’s needs, let alone for expanded roles.
-
US Navy collecting tactical training data it once shunned
The Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center wants to do a better job collecting data so it can identify trends that could improve future training events.
-
New details emerge about the 2020 Bonhomme Richard fire, ahead of censure of three-star
Retired Vice Adm. Rich Brown was named accountable for the loss of the amphibious ship Bonhomme Richard but was ultimately cleared of wrongdoing in December. Six months later, he’s facing censure from the Navy secretary.
-
Navy slows F-35 orders amid rising readiness grades of its fighter fleet
Though top U.S. Navy leadership told lawmakers that COVID-related problems alone, including supply-chain shortages, drove the decision to ask for fewer F-35C Joint Strike Fighters in next year’s budget, that is only half the story.
-
The congressional fight to scrap littoral combat ships isn’t over
Congress appears poised to save five littoral combat ships from an early retirement, but the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee is saying that the fight to ditch the ships is not yet over.
-
House defense bill calls for US-built ships to modernize strategic sealift fleet
After neglecting strategic sealift for too long, some in Congress are trying a new approach to get the Navy and the Maritime Administration to invest in new US-made ships.
-
Rep. Rob Wittman on US Navy ship retirements and a sea-launched nuclear weapon
Two key issues have emerged this year as the most contentious for the Navy: a proposal to decommission 24 ships, and a decision to cut funding for a sea-launched tactical nuclear weapon. Congressional committees are thus far split on these issues, and the House Armed Services Committee will weigh in on Wednesday.
-
A-10 retirements, more Air Force F-35s in Senate defense policy bill
This could finally break a years-long impasse between the Air Force and Congress over the iconic attack plane.
-
Five years later: Inside the Navy’s data-driven quest to avert a future Fitzgerald or McCain collision
The surface navy has worked since 2017 to avoid future fatal collisions. But Navy-wide, there’s evidence of failure to learn. The service is now turning to data to ensure it never has another Fitzgerald or McCain disaster again.
