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National Defense
May 2009
Grace V. Jean
Smarter Shipbuilding Could Help Ease Navy's Budget Troubles The 374-foot USS Freedom, which was delivered to the Navy last fall, was Marinette Marine Corp.'s largest and most complex ship construction project mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2011
Grace V. Jean
Navy Needs to Consider 'Ownership' Costs, Yard Official Says For every dollar the Navy spends on buying a new ship, it pays an average of two dollars to operate and maintain the vessel throughout its 35-year service life. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2009
Grace V. Jean
Navy's Shipbuilding Strategy Remains Under Fire A fleet of 278 ships today -- less than half of what it was two decades ago -- is likely to continue to shrink unless the Navy can contain the soaring costs of building new ships. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2011
Grace V. Jean
Navy's Shipbuilding Challenges Loom Large in the 2020s Builders of U.S. Navy ships are attempting to rein in costs that have doubled over the last 20 years. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2007
Sandra I. Erwin
Inefficient Shipbuilding Jeopardizes Navy's Expansion Goals The Navy owns 277 ships, but somehow manages to keep 551 different engines in its inventory. Such inefficients partly explain why the cost of buying and maintaining ships has spiraled out of control. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2010
Grace V. Jean
Shipyards Speed Up Submarine Production Amid Concerns About Navy's Future Budgets Beginning next year, the Navy plans to double the production rate to two submarines per year for $2.5 billion apiece. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2005
Harold Kennedy
Navy Seeks to Simplify Ship Maintenance To keep ships ready to deploy, the U.S. Navy is working to reduce the time that its ships spend in maintenance. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
September 2009
Grace V. Jean
Navy Rethinks How It Maintains Surface Combatants Facing readiness problems in surface combatants, the Navy is redoubling its efforts to improve fleet maintenance. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2007
Sandra I. Erwin
Shipbuilding Plan Sailing Into Turbulent Seas Cutbacks in personnel, training and maintenance costs will fuel a moderate growth in Navy procurement programs starting in 2008, albeit at a slower pace than Navy leaders had forecast a year ago, analysts estimate. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2010
Grace V. Jean
What It Will Take for the Navy to Deploy a 'Green' Carrier Strike Group Navy Secretary Ray Mabus announced with much fanfare plans to deploy a "green" carrier strike group in 2016. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2008
Grace V. Jean
Ship Construction Costs Endanger Navy's Fleet Expansion With runaway shipbuilding costs, disruptions in key programs and competing budgetary needs, the Navy is heading into one of its toughest procurement cycles yet. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2005
Sandra Erwin
Shipbuilding Strategy Makes Sure Bet on Uncertain Future War-strained Pentagon budgets, rising shipbuilding costs and inconsistent messages by the Navy's leadership are conspiring to bring about what could be a dramatic downsizing in the Navy. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2011
Grace V. Jean
Navy Contracts Seen as Victories for Aluminum Ships Austal USA found a reason to celebrate after the Navy awarded another contract, this time to construct 10 of its newest surface combatant, the littoral combat ship. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2011
Grace V. Jean
Shipyard Pursuing Cost-Cutting Measures For Next-Generation Ballistic Missile Submarine One of the Navy's most expensive purchases -- the next-generation ballistic missile submarine -- is still years away, but a shipyard is working on the preliminary design with an eye towards shaving close to $1 billion off the expected $5.7 billion price tag. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2005
Roxana Tiron
Ships' Cost Could Sink Plans For Floating Military Bases The success of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps forward-looking concept of deploying bases at sea relies heavily on the development of a new class of cargo ships. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2009
Jean & Erwin
Navy Shifts Shipbuilding Dollars to Mid-Tier Yards Most of the Navy's large warships are built at the nation's "big four" yards in Avondale, La.; Pascagoula, Miss.; Bath Iron Works, Maine; and NASSCO, Calif. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
November 2007
Breanne Wagner
All-Electric Ship Could Begin to Take Shape By 2012 As part of an ambitious technology plan for the Navy fleet of the future, the Office of Naval Research is exploring ways to power all-electric ships. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2006
Sandra I. Erwin
Navy Seeks to Avert Precipitous Decline in the Size of the Fleet An ambitious Navy plan to expand the size of the fleet not only assumes a considerable surge in spending, but also a fundamental shift in the preparation and execution of ship programs, senior officials say. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2010
Grace V. Jean
Navy's Energy Reform Initiatives Raise Concerns Among Shipbuilders The secretary of the Navy's announcement last fall of several initiatives to wean the sea service off fossil fuels has generated excitement but also some trepidation among energy researchers and defense contractors. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2008
Grace Jean
New Ships are Breaking The Bank So the Navy is Fixing its Old Ones The ballooning costs of new ships are forcing the Navy to extend the service life of dozens of surface combatants that typically would have been decommissioned. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2010
Grace V. Jean
In the Navy's Forecast, a Shrinking Attack Submarine Fleet The Navy faces a 23-year period when the number of attack submarines in the fleet falls below the desired 48 ships. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2007
Grace Jean
Fleet Expansion Hinges On Littoral Combat Ship The Navy took its new warship, the littoral combat ship, from concept to reality in record speed. The service, however, may take years to define the vessel's future missions and develop its various weapon systems. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
September 2012
Dan Parsons
Budget Crunch Could Jeopardize New Carrier Procurement With uncertain economic waters ahead, there may be a growing reticence within the Defense Department to commit to buying future aircraft carriers, its single largest procurement item. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2014
Valerie Insinna
Low Inventory, Low Readiness Plague Amphibious Ship Fleet Amphibious ships are among the most highly demanded vessels in the Navy's fleet, according to Expeditionary Force 21, the Marine Corps plan for its future force. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2015
Allyson Versprille
Augmented Reality Could Help Solve Ford-Class Carrier Cost Woes Executives at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia, the Huntington Ingalls division that is constructing the Navy's next-generation Ford-class supercarriers, said new technology employing digital design and construction could help reduce labor hours and lower acquisition costs for the program mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2004
Sandra I. Erwin
Shipbuilders Should Worry About Second-Hand Ship Supply, Study Says As more nations continue to downsize their navies, experts predict that surplus ships will inundate the world market, likely at the expense of new ship construction. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2011
Grace V. Jean
Aluminum 'Truck' Joint High Speed Vessel: Great Potential, But Questions Remain The Defense Department this decade will build a fleet of new high-speed aluminum ships specifically designed to shuttle hundreds of troops and tons of cargo around a theater of operations. Analysts say the joint high speed vessel would alleviate pressures on an overtaxed fleet. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2009
Jason Jacks
Navy Looks To New Hull Coating to Keep Barnacles at Bay The Office of Naval Research is developing a new hull coating that the Navy hopes will reduce the build-up of barnacles and other crustaceans on ships' hulls. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2013
Valerie Insinna
Navy Surface Fleet Faces Rough Waters Trying to Maintain Ships The service is trying to revamp its maintenance policies to include more inspections, new technology and a shift in culture. They will likely have to deal with budget cuts that make it more difficult to maintain ships, Navy and industry officials said. mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
December 9, 2010
Kyunghee Park
A Trade Rebound Launches Bigger Boats As Asian trade swells, demand for large container ships booms. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2009
Grace V. Jean
Jury Still Out on Future of Littoral Combat Ship The Navy's littoral combat ship is under fire by lawmakers who are threatening to pull the plug at a time when the Obama administration is prepared to commit long-term funding to the program. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2005
Grace Jean
Navy Must Close Budget Gap To Build Future Fleet Amid budget constraints and rising shipbuilding costs, the Navy faces a significant challenge in building its future force, according to naval analysts. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2008
Sandra I. Erwin
As the Cost of Sailors Rises, Navy Finds Ways to Get Them Off Ships Navy ships in the future may go to sea with fewer, but perhaps happier sailors. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2004
Roxana Tiron
Navy Gradually Embracing Composite Materials in Ships The Navy claims that its next generation destroyer, the DD(X), will be the service's first major commitment to composite construction. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2004
Sandra I. Erwin
Navy Downsizing Force to Pay for New Ships The desired expansion of the fleet--from 292 to about 375 ships--would be financed largely with cutbacks in personnel. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2007
Grace Jean
Littoral Combat Ship Could Slip Behind Schedule as Price Tag Nears $500 Million In the midst of a contentious debate about the Navy's embattled littoral combat ship program, the service's coveted warship has come under fire by its own supporters on Capitol Hill. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2008
Alan L. Gropman
Government Action Needed to Fix Troubled Shipbuilding Sector The limited commercial market, combined with a decline in Navy orders, has resulted in excess production capacity, underused larger shipyards and high vessel costs. mark for My Articles similar articles
Popular Mechanics
July 2009
Supercarrier 2015: How to Build the World's Most Powerful Warship Ship architects in Virginia step into virtual-reality blueprints to perfect the design of the U.S. Navy's first new carrier class in 40 years. mark for My Articles similar articles
Popular Mechanics
October 2008
Jeff Wise
Building the World's Biggest Ship: Behind-the-Scenes First Look How do you construct the most massive boat ever? One piece at a time. Read about the world's next generation of mega cruise liners taking shape in a Finnish shipyard. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2010
Grace V. Jean
Builders of the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship Pull Out All the Stops When the Navy later this year picks a winner to build its littoral combat ship, no matter which contractor is selected, the decision will be seen as a turning point for the troubled program. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
August 2008
Courtney E. Howard
General Dynamics christens U.S. Navy's most-advanced submarine The fast attack submarine USS New Hampshire is considered the U.S. Navy's most advanced nuclear submarine. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
September 2009
Grace V. Jean
Navy Probes Commercial Ship Operators for Repair Tips In its quest to preserve and prolong the life of its surface ships, the Navy is seeking to take advantage of technologies and practices resident in the commercial shipping world. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
November 2005
Harold Kennedy
Navy's High-Speed Vessel Aids Relief Effort The HSV-2 Swift may be a forerunner of a next-generation fleet of fast, shallow-draft American-built transports capable of operating close along the shorelines of the world's hot spots. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2004
Roxana Tiron
Navy Downsizing Could Weaken Marine Corps Expeditionary Posture As the U.S. Navy's investments and planning point towards a shrinking fleet, it remains unclear how the downsizing will affect the Marine Corps and its ability to carry out expeditionary warfare missions. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2015
Stew Magnuson
Nuclear Power Plants on New Submarines May Last 40-Plus Years The Navy hopes to have the first replacement for the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine on duty by 2031. When that vessel is launched, the on board nuclear power plant is expected to last its entire 40-year service life. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2015
Yasmin Tadjdeh
Middle East Turmoil Disrupts Navy's Ship Maintenance Plan Despite the fact that the Navy has come up with new maintenance plans, actors like the Islamic State -- also known as ISIL or ISIS -- may compromise its ability to get ships repaired on schedule. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2014
Stew Magnuson
Navy Ship Numbers for Asia-Pacific Shift Don't Add Up The Defense Department's strategic shift to the Asia-Pacific region has gone hand in hand with a budget crunch, which in turn may test the Navy's ability to maintain a sufficient number of ships to carry out a global mission, analysts said. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2004
Sandra I. Erwin
Military Bases at Sea: No Longer Unthinkable Staging a military campaign the size of Operation Iraqi Freedom entirely from ships at sea---with no access to land bases---would seem inconceivable to most defense planners. Nonetheless, the notion is gaining momentum at the Pentagon. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2006
Grace Jean
Plans to Expand Fleet May Be Unrealistic Amid assurances by the Navy leadership that the latest shipbuilding blueprint is on a safe course, several analysts are sounding alarms. Unless the Navy begins to aggressively cut costs from its shipbuilding programs and pump much more money into these accounts, the plan could fail. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2014
Dan Parsons
Littoral Combat Ship Will Be Modified, If Not Replaced The Navy may soon dramatically change course on its decade-long, multi-billion dollar experiment to build a relatively inexpensive surface combatant. mark for My Articles similar articles