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President Joe Biden has not adopted a naval expansion proposed by the previous administration, but the future of the Navy fleet remains uncertain because a new long-term shipbuilding plan has …
Biden Administration Holds Off on Navy Fleet Expansion, but Long-Term Shipbuilding Plans Remain Uncertain Read More
The White House has announced that its FY22 budget request will seek $753 billion for national defense, a 1.7 percent increase over the FY21 enacted level. That figure includes the …
White House Proposes $715 Billion Defense Budget for FY22 Read More
The U.S. Navy has released the long-awaited update to its 30-year shipbuilding plan. The public release of the strategy document was delayed early this year when then-Defense Secretary Mark Esper …
Washington Releases Lame-Duck Shipbuilding Plan that Requires $45 Billion in Offsets Read More
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper outlined plans to build a Navy fleet consisting of over 500 manned and unmanned ships by 2045. The planned fleet features a larger submarine component, …
Esper Charts Course for Future Navy Fleet Read More
The pandemic has strongly impacted some sectors of the worldwide aerospace/defense industry, but not all sectors have been negatively impacted. What will recovery look like? What is the long-range outlook …
New Report on World Aerospace/Defense Pandemic Outlook and Recovery Read More
The U.S. Navy has modified its Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV) acquisition plans. Last year, the service said it would begin buying two LUSVs per year starting in FY21. Those …
U.S. Navy Alters Large Unmanned Surface Vessel Plans Read More
Halfway through its latest 10-year plan, and Naval Group is showing some slow, but promising, results. Sales rose almost 13 percent in 2018 to EUR3.6 billion, and in the first …
France’s Naval Group On Track for a Great Year Read More
After several years of restructuring its operations, a new Hyundai Heavy Industries Group has emerged. Through a complex shareholding arrangement, the various operations have been collated under one banner, with …
Hyundai Heavy Industries to Remain Top Shipbuilder as Daewoo Buy Moves Ahead Read More
by Stuart Slade, Senior Naval & Marine Power Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Canada’s decision to select the BAE Systems/Lockheed Martin bid for the Canadian patrol frigate replacement has sent shock-waves …
Type 26 Now Rivals FREMM as Major Frigate Program Read More
The U.S. Navy has issued a draft Request for Proposals for a new guided missile frigate, being acquired through the FFG(X) competition. The service plans to buy a total of …
U.S. Navy Releases Draft RFP for FFG(X) Frigate Read MoreSign up for the latest blog posts and products sent straight to your inbox.