The SHIPS Act: The Advent of a New U.S. Merchant Marine Fleet?
Should Congress enact it, the SHIPS Act will fundamentally transform shipbuilding in the United States. Back in December, U.S ...
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Trump’s focus on Navy shipbuilding needed, but not enough, defense analyst says
The creation of the White House’s shipbuilding office could help get Navy shipbuilding on track, but the U.S. won’t catch up ...
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San Diego will lose a huge Navy warship this year but it will be replaced by another ‘mini-carrier’
San Diego Bay will lose an amphibious assault ship this year but gain an equally brawny replacement as the Navy goes through a planned rotation of huge vessels that transport and deploy Marines ...
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Operations of 14 support ships trimmed as Navy aims to solve civilian mariner shortage
The Navy has sidelined 14 support ships as part of a broader plan to deal with a persistent civilian crew member shortage, according to the head of Military Sealift Command. The plan ...
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Is the Navy getting the best bang for the buck in ship maintenance?
A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report is examining whether the Navy is getting the biggest bang for its buck when it comes to performing maintenance on combat surface ships.
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USS Truman's Nuclear Propulsion System Safe After Ship Collision Off Egypt Coast, Navy Says
The USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier was involved in a collision Wednesday with a merchant ship during its current deployment to the Middle East, according to the Navy. The Navy's Sixth Fleet ...
The Straits Times29d
US Navy ships sail through Taiwan Strait, first since Trump inauguration
BEIJING-Two US Navy ships sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait this week in the first such mission since President Donald Trump took office in January, drawing an angry reaction from China ...