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View Comments In his “interim” national security document issued in March, President Joe Biden sounded sharp concerns about China, and he ramped up that tough talk in his first address to a joint session of Congress in April. “China and other countries are closing in fast. We have to develop and dominate the products and technologies of the future,” Biden said in the congressional speech, warning Chinese leaders that the United States will maintain a strong military presence in the Indo-Pacific “just as we do for NATO in Europe — not to start conflict — but to prevent one.” Th...

Proposed legislation would inject billions into the Navy's public shipyards Includes Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth and last updated 2021-05-04 16:33:01-04 PORTSMOUTH, Va. — PORTSMOUTH, Va. - The nation's four public shipyards, including Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, could get a significant boost toward modernization efforts if proposed bipartisan legislation is approved. Last week, a coalition of Senators and Representatives introduced the Supplying Help to Infrastructure in Ports, Yards, and America’s Repair Docks (SHIPYARD) Act of 2021. The bill would provide $25 ...

Updated at 9:14 AM increase font size Collins, King propose $25 billion funding bill for shipyards including BIW Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery would be included in the $21 billion set aside for the country’s public shipyards. Share Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King, alongside five lawmakers from other states, proposed a bipartisan bill Wednesday that includes $25 billion to boost construction and maintenance at shipyards like Bath Iron Works and the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery. The Supplying Help to Infrastructure in Ports, Yards, and America’s Repair Docks (SHIPYARD) Ac...

Move Over Aluminum: Why the U.S. Navy is Turning to Steel Ships The Navy knows that the dawn of a new and more agile 500-ship fleet starts in the shipyard.  It is a well-known paradox: In order to prepare for peace, prepare for massive maritime warfare with heavily armed surface ships, long-range weapons, and layered defenses. This is the conceptual basis for deterrence, a strategic approach grounded in the idea of strengthening military power for the ultimate purpose of preventing conflict on the open ocean.  With this in mind, the Navy is taking new strides in its ongoing, multi-year ambi...

USNI News Acting SECNAV Harker: Navy in Favor of Accelerating Shipyard Revitalization Plan April 29, 2021 6:10 PM USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) prepares to pull into Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Va. in 2017. US Navy Photo This post has been updated to correct the committee acting Navy Secretary Thomas Harker was testifying in front of. The Navy welcomes the chance to speed up its 20-year effort to revitalize the nation’s public shipyards, the service’s acting secretary said today. Testifying in front of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee, acting Navy Secretary Thom...