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Senators Push Navy Against Single Destroyer Request In FY ’27

Rich Abott — Fri, 22 May 2026 21:05:20 +0000

The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and the two senators from Maine last week pushed back on Navy officials for only requesting one Arleigh Burke-class destroyer (DDG-51) […]

Navy Looks To Eventually Assemble Battleship At HII Newport News; Faces More Dem Opposition

Rich Abott — Thu, 21 May 2026 21:46:27 +0000

The Navy told lawmakers this week it found a dry dock at HII’s [HII] Newport News Shipbuilding shipyard it thinks can use for final assembly of the new Trump-class battleship […]

Navy Leaders Downplay Looking At Foreign Navy Shipbuilding Amid Lawmaker Objections

Rich Abott — Wed, 20 May 2026 21:48:20 +0000

The Navy’s top leaders this week seemed to downplay and back down on the service potentially using foreign shipyards to build U.S. Navy ships or buying foreign designed warships overseas […]

Shipbuilding Plan Reveals Battleship Will be Nuclear Powered and Armed, Pitches Some Foreign Ship Construction

Rich Abott — Tue, 12 May 2026 18:32:12 +0000

The Navy’s latest 30-year shipbuilding plan released Monday reveals the Trump-class battleship will be nuclear powered and armed, extend to a 15-ship class while also explaining plans to allow foreign […]

Trump’s FY ‘27 Navy Budget Request Doubles 2026 Ship Level

Rich Abott — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:23:45 +0000

The Trump administration’s fiscal year 2027 topline budget request seeks 34 total Navy ships for $65.8 billion, doubling the ship count enacted in the FY ‘26 budget by adding more […]

Lawmakers Give Navy Flexibility On Carriers And Sub Procurements, But Mandates Outside Manager For LSM And Oiler

Rich Abott — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 22:28:16 +0000

The fiscal year 2026 defense authorization bill is giving the Navy some flexibility in how it buys the next two aircraft carriers (CVNs) and Columbia-class nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) […]

Senate Appropriators Restore $1.4 Billion For Navy’s Sixth-Gen Fighter Program In FY ‘26 Spending Bill

Rich Abott — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 21:37:44 +0000

The Senate Appropriations Committee’s draft fiscal year 2026 spending bill plans to fund the Navy’s sixth-generation fighter aircraft to $1.4 billion after the Trump administration and Defense Department slashed it […]

Sixth-Generation Fighter And Munitions Top The Navy’s Unfunded Priority List

Rich Abott — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 21:45:42 +0000

The top items on the Navy’s FY 2026 unfunded priorities list (UPL) are focused on munitions buys and funding the sixth-generation fighter program. As the top priority at $841 million, […]

Lawmakers Recommend $33.7 Billion For Shipbuilding, Naval Industrial Base Boost In Reconciliation Bill

Rich Abott — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 21:31:46 +0000

The Republican heads of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees recommended the reconciliation bill include $33.7 billion in naval shipbuilding and industrial base funding through 2029. The committees’ joint […]

Navy May Look To Retire Cruisers Under Budgetary Pressure

Rich Abott — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 17:35:11 +0000

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The Navy may consider retiring early or winding down Ticonderoga-class cruisers as the service faces budget pressure under a full-year continuing resolution (CR) and the continuing […]

Wittman Says OMB Director Seems Open To SAWS-Type Shipbuilding Workforce Effort

Rich Abott — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 18:14:10 +0000

The vice chairman of the House Armed Services Committee this week said the new director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) seems open to a Navy and industry […]

Navy And Marine Corps Officers Detail Downsides Of Full Year CR

Rich Abott — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 21:23:10 +0000

The top officers of the Navy and Marine Corps last week detailed the limitations and downsides of the full year continuing resolution (CR) the Senate approved on March 14. After […]

Wicker Pushing Skeptical OMB On SAWS

Rich Abott — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 22:22:13 +0000

The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday said he is trying to push the skeptical White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to accept an initiative […]

HASC Seapower Leaders Urge Prompt DoD Australian AUKUS Funds Plan

Rich Abott — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 21:59:19 +0000

The chairman and ranking member of the House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Tuesday, pushing for quick action on […]

CBO Estimates 2025 Shipbuilding Plan Costs 17 Percent More Than Navy Projects

Rich Abott — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:40:55 +0000

The Navy’s latest 30-year shipbuilding plan could cost 17 percent more than the service estimates, according to the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) annual analysis. This means the CBO estimated the […]

Latest CR Includes $5.7 Billion In More Virginia Sub Funds

Rich Abott — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 20:23:22 +0000

The newest Continuing Resolution unveiled by the House Appropriations Committee Tuesday that extends federal funding into March includes an additional $5.68 billion to fund the Virginia-class attack submarine (SSN) program. […]

Final Defense Authorization Bill Orders East Coast Missile Defense Site

Rich Abott — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 17:36:00 +0000

The House and Senate conference version of the fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill includes a House provision requiring DoD establish a third missile defense interceptor site on the East […]

Senate’s LSM Amphib Limits Win In Final NDAA

Rich Abott — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 21:28:41 +0000

The Senate’s version on limitations for the future Medium Landing Ship (LSM) for the Navy and Marine Corps won out in the final FY 2025 defense authorization bill, requiring the […]

SASC Leaders Urge Navy To Help Push Funds From Large To Medium USVs

Rich Abott — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 21:23:06 +0000

The leaders of a Senate panel are pushing the Navy to redirect funds and focus from Large Unmanned Surface Vehicles (LUSVs) to Medium USVs (MUSVs), according to a November letter. […]

White House Requests $7.3 Billion To Keep Funding Columbia, Virginia Sub Construction Shortfall

Rich Abott — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 22:28:26 +0000

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Monday requested another $7.3 billion from Congress to continue to build the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) and cover shortfalls […]

HAC-D Chairman Criticizes SECNAV For Submarine Cost Growth, Cites $17 Billion SSN Shoftfall

Rich Abott — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 20:36:06 +0000

Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee, heavily criticized Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro about significant cost overruns and delays in submarine and ship […]

Del Toro Details CR Downsides For Navy In Letter To Legislators

Rich Abott — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 20:47:11 +0000

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro recently sent congressional appropriations leaders a letter detailing the downsides for the Department of the Navy in a potential six-month Continuing Resolution (CR) […]

SASC Defense Bill Authorizes Limited Landing Ship Ahead Of LSM

Rich Abott — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 14:17:29 +0000

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill includes a provision authorizing the Navy to procure, lease or charter a medium-sized landing ship short of the Landing […]

Senate Bill Would Have NAVSEA Term Mimic Naval Reactors With Eight-Year Term

Rich Abott — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 21:31:55 +0000

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s draft of the fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill includes a provision that would extend the term of the commander of Naval Sea Systems Command […]

SASC Defense Bill Specifies $4.2 Billion Shipbuilding Add, Clarifies Frigate And LSM Restrictions

Rich Abott — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 21:29:56 +0000

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) released the full fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill on Monday, which detailed recommendations to boost shipbuilding funds by $4.2 billion as well as […]

SASC Policy Bill Pushes Second Sub, Third Destroyer, Concerns Over Ship Design Maturity

Rich Abott — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 21:24:34 +0000

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SAC) version of the draft fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) pushes the Navy to procure a second attack submarine, third destroyer and […]

House Appropriators ‘Incensed’ By LCS Retirements, Explain Shipbuilding Decisions And Budget Cuts In Report

Rich Abott — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 20:36:07 +0000

The House Appropriations Committee’s (HAC) report on its draft of the fiscal year 2025 defense appropriations bill expressed severe displeasure with how the Navy is decommissioning Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) […]

White House Opposes Navy Provisions In Draft House NDAA Bill

Rich Abott — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 20:39:13 +0000

The Biden administration on Tuesday detailed what Navy provisions it opposes in the House’s draft FY 2025 defense authorization bill, which focused on ship procurement funding and restrictions on ship […]

House Authorizers Limit International Navy Maintenance At 21 Days

Rich Abott — Fri, 24 May 2024 16:23:46 +0000

The House Armed Services markup of the fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill approved a measure limiting international maintenance of Navy ships at 21 days. This provision, included in the […]

Courtney Bullish Second SSN Will Be In Appropriations Bill

Rich Abott — Thu, 23 May 2024 21:15:34 +0000

The ranking member of the House Armed Services’ Seapower subcommittee said he is optimistic the House Appropriations Committee will match authorizers in adding a second Virginia-class attack submarine (SSN) to […]

House Authorizers’ 100 Percent Ship Design Push Due To Hill Frustration

Rich Abott — Thu, 23 May 2024 21:05:59 +0000

The sponsor of a provision in the House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) draft of the fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill said the panel is seeking 100 percent design before […]

Blumenthal Leads Senate Push Supporting Two SSNs in 2025

Rich Abott — Wed, 15 May 2024 20:42:14 +0000

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) this week led a bipartisan group of senators in a letter requesting Senate appropriators fund two Virginia-class attack submarines (SSNs) in the fiscal year 2025 budget. […]

House Authorizers Want To Limit Cruiser Retirements, More Strings Attached If Navy Reduces Warships In Medium Term

Rich Abott — Tue, 14 May 2024 21:04:14 +0000

House authorizers’ draft FY 2025 defense authorization bill includes several strings for the Navy reducing certain forces or fleet numbers, including restrictions on more than two cruiser retirements. The draft […]

Authorizers Seeks Navy Strategy To Re-Arm At Sea Within Three Years

Rich Abott — Tue, 14 May 2024 20:57:06 +0000

House authorizers hope to push the Navy to develop a plan to have the Navy be able to re-arm the surface fleet at sea within three years in their draft […]

Draft FY25 NDAA Approves Multi-Year Buy For CH-53K

Rich Abott — Mon, 13 May 2024 20:17:06 +0000

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) draft of the fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill gives the Navy authority for multiyear procurement for the Lockheed Martin Sikorsky [LMT] CH-53K King […]

Courtney Rallies Lawmakers To Support Two SSNs In 2025

Rich Abott — Wed, 01 May 2024 21:08:55 +0000

A top member of the House Armed Services Seapower subcommittee rallied 120 lawmakers to sign on to a letter pushing appropriators to fund two Virginia-class attack submarines (SSNs) in the […]

Courtney Leads Push Against Navy Request For Only One Sub In 2025

Rich Abott — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 20:24:52 +0000

The top Democrat on the House Armed Services Seapower and Projection Forces subcommittee this week led a push against the Navy’s 2025 budget request seeking only one attack submarine (SSN) […]

Navy’s Shipbuilding Plan Lays Out Decommissioning Choices

Rich Abott — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 19:39:42 +0000

The Navy’s fiscal year 2025 30-year shipbuilding plan detailed the service’s plans and reasons for requesting to decommission 19 ships, including 10 ships before the end of their expected service […]

New Shipbuilding Plan Looks To Growth And Constrained Options

Rich Abott — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 21:25:03 +0000

The Navy this week submitted the latest 30-year shipbuilding plan to Congress, offering a primary profile with significant cost and size growth and an alternative profile constrained by lower budget […]

XLUUV ‘Re-phased’ and Pushed Back, FY ’25 Budget Request Lays Out Latest Schedule

Rich Abott — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 21:03:12 +0000

Navy officials recently confirmed the Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) program has been “re-phased” and pushed back in the schedule, with the fiscal year (FY) 2025 budget request […]

Budget Request Confirms CVN-80 Carrier Delayed Year And A Half

Rich Abott — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:04:05 +0000

The third Ford-class aircraft carrier is due to be delivered a year and a half late, on top of the government pushing back procurement of another future carrier by two […]

Navy’s Budget Request Faces Congressional Opposition For Low New Ship Levels

Rich Abott — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 20:55:34 +0000

The Navy’s fiscal 2025 budget request, seeking only six new ships and reducing planned submarines by one, faced a chilly reception from some congressional leaders this week. The lawmakers opposed […]

Navy Leaders Predict Reaching Two SSNs Per Year By 2028, Columbia May Be Delayed

Rich Abott — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 21:22:10 +0000

Navy officials this week said they expect industry to be able to produce two Virginia-class attack submarines (SSN) per year by 2028 and did not deny that the first Columbia-class […]

Navy Budget Caps Caused Cuts And Delays in USVs And NGAD, Officials Say

Rich Abott — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 21:06:31 +0000

The Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) budget caps imposed on the Department of the Navy forced it to lower funding for unmanned vessels and work on the next carrier-based fighter under […]

Navy Says FY 2025 Budget Caps Imposed ‘Hard Choices’ To Lower Ship Procurement

Rich Abott — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 19:02:46 +0000

The Navy argued Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) budget caps imposed “hard choices” on the fiscal year 2025 president’s budget request (PB25) that partially caused the service to lower its ship […]

Services Warn Against A Full Year Continuing Resolution, Would Need Tens Of Billions In Reprogramming

Rich Abott — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 22:31:35 +0000

Defense Department service leaders on Wednesday warned that a full year Continuing Resolution (CR) for funding would require tens of billions of dollars in reprogramming and prioritize current operations above […]

Top SASC Member Opposes Potential Virginia Sub Procurement Cut

Rich Abott — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 20:26:45 +0000

Sen Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said he opposes potential moves by the Navy to lower Virginia-class submarine procurement from two to one boat […]

Navy Comptroller Readying For Pain Of “Meat Cleaver” Sequester

Rich Abott — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 21:11:45 +0000

The Navy is getting ready for the ‘meat cleaver” of cuts from a sequester if Congress does not pass a new appropriations bill before the new year, the service’s comptroller […]

Navy Comptroller: Sequester Would Cut Navy Budget By $15 Billion

Rich Abott — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 20:40:30 +0000

The Department of the Navy’s comptroller this week warned if the government faces a sequester starting in 2024 the Navy would face a $15 billion budget cut and if there […]

SECNAV Directs ‘Running Fix’ Effort To Find High-Level Savings And Efficiencies

Rich Abott — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 20:33:03 +0000

The Navy comptroller this week said the Secretary of the Navy directed a new initiative, dubbed Running Fix, to find more ways to increase efficiencies and save money in the […]