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Defense spending plan for next year will see a significant hike, lawmakers say
Rep. Adam Smith said he’ll push for smart spending instead of mere budget boosts, but an increase over the White House plan appears inevitable.
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House Democrats rebuke calls to raise spending in defense bill
House Democrats sided with the Biden administration by allocating $762 billion in the first draft of their fiscal 2023 defense spending bill the Appropriations Committee released Tuesday.
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House panel sides with Marine Corps in protecting amphibious fleet size
A House panel aims to protect the amphibious fleet from cuts and bolster the sealift fleet in its proposal for the fiscal 2023 defense authorization bill.
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What’s new in Navy and Marine Corps unmanned boats
The more the Navy experiments with unmanned systems, the more it’s learning what it needs — and what it doesn’t.
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Navy says it will lose millions by not committing to 10 destroyers in upcoming contract
The U.S. Navy doesn’t want to over-commit to buying too many ships in the next five years, in case it can’t follow through due to fiscal or supply chain issues. That will cost the service millions of dollars.
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Navy effort to cancel LCS mission package triggers new cost breach
A decision to cancel the technically challenged ASW mission package raised the per-unit cost overall for the mission modules program, resulting in a Nunn-McCurdy breach the Navy reported to Congress May 13.
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The Navy doesn’t want nukes on ships, despite interest from some combatant commanders
The Navy says forcing surface ships or attack submarines to haul around nuclear-tipped missiles would be feasible, but would be a burden in a time with many more pressing missions and no extra money to spare on lesser priorities.
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First LCS deploys to European waters in 6th Fleet
The Florida-based Freedom-variant LCSs have only operated in local waters and in Central and South America until now, two years after an LCS was originally planned to deploy to 6th Fleet for the first time.
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US Navy envisions larger fleet despite long-range plans reflecting budget crunch
The Navy is heading toward a fleet size that its top officer admits “nobody likes.”
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Navy, Marines integrating expeditionary forces into traditional amphibious operations
The expeditionary warfare community is eyeing ways to bring all its forces to bear in future operations, with exercises combining Marines with special operations forces, mine countermeasures sailors and Seabees.
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Defense spending plan for next year will see a significant hike, lawmakers say
Rep. Adam Smith said he’ll push for smart spending instead of mere budget boosts, but an increase over the White House plan appears inevitable.
-
House Democrats rebuke calls to raise spending in defense bill
House Democrats sided with the Biden administration by allocating $762 billion in the first draft of their fiscal 2023 defense spending bill the Appropriations Committee released Tuesday.
-
House panel sides with Marine Corps in protecting amphibious fleet size
A House panel aims to protect the amphibious fleet from cuts and bolster the sealift fleet in its proposal for the fiscal 2023 defense authorization bill.
-
What’s new in Navy and Marine Corps unmanned boats
The more the Navy experiments with unmanned systems, the more it’s learning what it needs — and what it doesn’t.
-
Navy says it will lose millions by not committing to 10 destroyers in upcoming contract
The U.S. Navy doesn’t want to over-commit to buying too many ships in the next five years, in case it can’t follow through due to fiscal or supply chain issues. That will cost the service millions of dollars.
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Navy effort to cancel LCS mission package triggers new cost breach
A decision to cancel the technically challenged ASW mission package raised the per-unit cost overall for the mission modules program, resulting in a Nunn-McCurdy breach the Navy reported to Congress May 13.
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The Navy doesn’t want nukes on ships, despite interest from some combatant commanders
The Navy says forcing surface ships or attack submarines to haul around nuclear-tipped missiles would be feasible, but would be a burden in a time with many more pressing missions and no extra money to spare on lesser priorities.
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First LCS deploys to European waters in 6th Fleet
The Florida-based Freedom-variant LCSs have only operated in local waters and in Central and South America until now, two years after an LCS was originally planned to deploy to 6th Fleet for the first time.
-
US Navy envisions larger fleet despite long-range plans reflecting budget crunch
The Navy is heading toward a fleet size that its top officer admits “nobody likes.”
-
Navy, Marines integrating expeditionary forces into traditional amphibious operations
The expeditionary warfare community is eyeing ways to bring all its forces to bear in future operations, with exercises combining Marines with special operations forces, mine countermeasures sailors and Seabees.
-
Defense spending plan for next year will see a significant hike, lawmakers say
Rep. Adam Smith said he’ll push for smart spending instead of mere budget boosts, but an increase over the White House plan appears inevitable.
-
House Democrats rebuke calls to raise spending in defense bill
House Democrats sided with the Biden administration by allocating $762 billion in the first draft of their fiscal 2023 defense spending bill the Appropriations Committee released Tuesday.
-
House panel sides with Marine Corps in protecting amphibious fleet size
A House panel aims to protect the amphibious fleet from cuts and bolster the sealift fleet in its proposal for the fiscal 2023 defense authorization bill.
-
What’s new in Navy and Marine Corps unmanned boats
The more the Navy experiments with unmanned systems, the more it’s learning what it needs — and what it doesn’t.
-
Navy says it will lose millions by not committing to 10 destroyers in upcoming contract
The U.S. Navy doesn’t want to over-commit to buying too many ships in the next five years, in case it can’t follow through due to fiscal or supply chain issues. That will cost the service millions of dollars.
-
Navy effort to cancel LCS mission package triggers new cost breach
A decision to cancel the technically challenged ASW mission package raised the per-unit cost overall for the mission modules program, resulting in a Nunn-McCurdy breach the Navy reported to Congress May 13.
-
The Navy doesn’t want nukes on ships, despite interest from some combatant commanders
The Navy says forcing surface ships or attack submarines to haul around nuclear-tipped missiles would be feasible, but would be a burden in a time with many more pressing missions and no extra money to spare on lesser priorities.
-
First LCS deploys to European waters in 6th Fleet
The Florida-based Freedom-variant LCSs have only operated in local waters and in Central and South America until now, two years after an LCS was originally planned to deploy to 6th Fleet for the first time.
-
US Navy envisions larger fleet despite long-range plans reflecting budget crunch
The Navy is heading toward a fleet size that its top officer admits “nobody likes.”
-
Navy, Marines integrating expeditionary forces into traditional amphibious operations
The expeditionary warfare community is eyeing ways to bring all its forces to bear in future operations, with exercises combining Marines with special operations forces, mine countermeasures sailors and Seabees.













