Australia Buying 4-5 U.S. Built Virginia Class Subs

After 18 months of study, the outlines of the AUKUS submarine agreement are coming into public view. Getty Images After 18 months, the primary focus of the Australia, United Kingdom and United States ...

Navy Closes 4 Dry Docks, Putting Fleet, Budget And AUKUS At Risk

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard prepares old nuclear subs for recycling U.S. Navy In an unusual move, the U.S. Navy has publicly taken four West Coast dry docks offline over seismic concerns. Releasing a t...

AUKUS Lets US Slow New Sub Deliveries, Fix Submarine Maintenance Problems

The U.S. should build subs for Australia U.S. Navy Congressman Rob Wittman, a Virginian eager to claim the top U.S. House spot as America’s next naval tastemaker, has dumped a bunch of cold water on t...

The Navy’s “Analysis Paralysis” Sinks Chances For New National Shipyard

It’s time for action to save the Navy’s Attack Submarine Fleet U.S. Navy The Navy’s four “national shipyards” have been studied to death. After spending millions of the $21 billion Shipyar...

A Dry Dock, Tender And Training Can Advance Australia’s New AUKUS Sub

A myopic focus on subs over foundational support may sink AUKUS U.S. Navy While the primary public focus of the Australia, United Kingdom and United States (AUKUS) security pact centered on Australia’...

Navy Releases Grim USS Connecticut (SSN 22) Investigation; DoD Must Demand Accountability

The Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine USS Connecticut had a long record of trouble before running … [+] aground in October 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS A heavily redacted Command Investigation into t...