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Navy Narrows Fiscal 2025 Aircraft Procurement to Five Types

By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor  ARLINGTON, Va. — The Department of the Navy is proposing to procure 75 aircraft with $16.2 billion in the fiscal 2025 budget, but those 75 are divided among only five types.  The 2025 budget…

Navy 2025 Budget Requests Only 6 Battle Force Ships

By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor  ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy’s fiscal 2025 budget request proposes only six battle force ships, which, combined with planned ship retirements, would reduce the size of the battle force from 296 ships to…

Navy Opens Second Triton UAV Forward Deployment Site

By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy squadron that operates the MQ-4C Triton high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle has opened its second deployment site, with this one located at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Sicily.  During…

STRATCOM Commander Affirms Need for Sea-Launched Cruise Missile-Nuclear

By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor  ARLINGTON, Va.—The operational commander of the nation’s nuclear arsenal has reiterated to Congress the requirement for a sea-based nuclear-tipped cruise missile.   Testifying Feb. 29 before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Air force General Anthony…

Raven Warns of CR Impact on Navy Department Budget

By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — The Department of the Navy (DON) is facing a reduction of $12 billion of buying power if the Defense Department has to operate through fiscal 2024 under a continuing resolution (CR)…

SURFACE WARFARE: The Nucleus of American Naval Power

By Bryan McGrath The U.S. Navy is too small for what is asked of it, and what is asked of it is insufficient to meet the nation’s needs. We have too few ships, submarines, aircraft, aircraft carriers, people, sensors, weapons…

Houthi Explosive USV Detonated in Red Sea Attack

By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor  ARLINGTON, Va.—An uncrewed surface vessel (USV) was detonated in the international shipping lanes Jan. 4 in the latest attack launched from Yemen by Houthi rebels.  “Fortunately, there were no casualties, and no ships were…

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