The new plan comes after President Donald Trump and previous Navy Secretary John Phelan reportedly disagreed over outsourcing ...
Overseas build option: The Navy may turn to allied nations for some ship construction to address domestic labor shortages and meet expansion timelines. Fleet growth targets: Plans call for 395 ships ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For decades, the American shipbuilding industry has been virtually nonexistent, a shadow of its former self. Once a global ...
Last week, the Trump administration announced a new class of warship to be named after the current president. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) JOHN PHELAN: The future Trump-class battleship, the USS ...
The war in Iran is highlighting the importance of ships – not just warships but cargo vessels – like those carrying oil or gas trapped near the Strait of Hormuz. But American shipbuilding is in ...
Less than a month after killing the bulk of the Constellation-class frigate program, the Navy announced late Thursday plans to build a replacement “FF(X) frigate” based on a Coast Guard cutter already ...
Two days before Thanksgiving, Navy Secretary John Phelan announced the cancellation of the $22 billion 20 ship Constellation multi-mission frigate program. The ship was meant to be capable of ...