Virginia says shrinking DoD budget growth means the Navy should scrap its plan to move a carrier.

GAO says it’s going to take a lot of technical and budgetary problem-solving to field the Navy’s next-model destroyer.

The Pentagon must continue to tweak its weapons mix if it wants to meet the military challenges of this century, a study concludes.

An advanced new missile could potentially mean big changes for the littoral combat ship.

A trio of experts said that unless the Navy changes course, its fleet will continue to shrink, age and could become obsolete.

Navy Undersecretary Bob Work said he was ‘psyched’ about the future and mocked skeptics of the service’s plans.

The commandant of the Coast Guard worries about realizing his plans for new large cutters.

Huntington-Ingalls is not giving up on a naval export version of its Coast Guard cutter. Trouble is, does anyone want to buy one?

The Senate’s biggest destroyer advocate questions the wisdom of the Navy’s high-volume LCS strategy.

Adm. Greenert promised the Navy would keep focusing on key points even if it shrinks further.

The brass really, really wants the littoral combat ship to work, but it has more than acquisition hurdles to clear.

Lockheed officials say their LCS run is just getting into its stride, but there are a lot of other moving parts.

Reports say DDG 1000 could wind up a bargain compared to the Navy’s other major shipbuilding plans.

The defense titans both want the job of helping the Navy upgrade its signature combat system.

Marines and sailors want to keep proficient at quickly boarding and stopping suspect ships.

A state leader says the Coast Guard must catch up in its response to the melting Arctic

Two great navies breathe a little easier as two key systems show they can play nice together.

The Navy could pay almost double for a new ship originally planned as a way to save money.

The Navy’s newest big gator heads across the Pacific in a symbol of the new U.S. strategic focus.

The Marines are finally phasing out some of their oldest, Vietnam-era heavy lift helicopters.