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Navy proposes decommissioning 39 ships next year

The Navy last week proposed decommissioning 39 battle force and non-battle force ships next year, another sign the Navy will continue to...

Navy sends more mixed signals on fleet size: 350+ by 2040

The Navy this week tossed out a new target fleet size that seems likely to further confuse lawmakers and raise more questions about...

China tensions rise amid Taiwan drills, ‘aggressive’ PLA actions

China has continued to occupy Washington policymakers over this long, hot summer, and tensions boiled over this week as the Biden...

Senate panel tells DOD to end the hunt for extremism in the ranks

The Senate Armed Services Committee says it’s time for the Defense Department to shut down its highly publicized effort to identify...

Here's how Congress saved the Navy fleet this year

House lawmakers this week voted for legislation that will let America field 10 additional ships and dramatically scaled back the Navy’s...

House votes will determine fate of Navy fleet

The House of Representatives this week will vote on a series of amendments that will determine whether the Navy can follow through on its...

House lawmakers boost Navy shipbuilding by $4 billion

Federal legislators in late June added $4 billion in new authorization for shipbuilding and maintenance to the annual defense policy...

Congress fights Navy plan to decommission ships

Congressional lawmakers this week started chipping away at the Navy’s unpopular plan to shrink the fleet by decommissioning ships....