Weekly Briefing: Naval Warfare

The latest naval warfare news and analysis from Breaking Defense

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Weekly Briefing Naval Warfare

What AUKUS Means For Australia: More Than Nuclear Subs When the United States, United Kingdom and Australia announced their new AUKUS agreement, the major focus was on the path for Australia to acquire nuclear-powered submarines for the first time. But that headline aside, there is much more to the agreement, which could represent a major shift  in Indo-Pacific strategic and military relations for the…

Navy Establishes New Flag Officer Job To Oversee Shipyard Revamp Plans Rear Adm. Troy McClelland has been tapped to lead the shipyard revitalization program.

Report Sheds Light On Changes To Navy's Constellation Class The report provides specific details about the design changes Fincantieri made to the parent design they proposed for the FFG(X) competition.

Hondo Geurts Joining Silicon Valley Defense Group Former Navy acquisition executive Hondo Geurts left government in August after Carlos Del Toro was confirmed as Navy secretary.

What Is NMESIS, The Marine Corps' New Ship Killer? The Marine Corps says the new missile is a top modernization priority. Analysts say China is a big reason why.

Congress Shouldn't Rubber-Stamp Hypersonic Weapons It is time — in fact, past time — for Congress to demand answers about the Pentagon's pursuit of hypersonic weapons capabilities.

SASC Adds Six F-35s To FY22 NDAA; Splits With House SASC would transfer authority for F-35 acquisition from the DoD Joint Program Office to the Air Force and Navy no later than Oct. 1, 2027.

Senate Bill Continues Push For Navy To Block Buy Amphibs The Senate's draft defense policy bill calls for the Navy secretary to produce a business case analysis for buying amphibious ships using block buy authorities.

Navy Reorganizing Submarine Acquisition Offices To Prepare For Columbia A memo obtained by Breaking Defense outlines the three new program executive offices that will now make up the Navy's submarine acquisition directorate.

Navy Acquisition Commands Preparing Overmatch Liaison Offices The new integration offices will play a key role in ensuring programs across the Navy are able to meet the technical requirements imposed by Project Overmatch.

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