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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...

USNI News Bipartisan Bill Calls for $25B in Infrastructure Funds for Shipyards April 28, 2021 11:58 AM Chief Cryptologic Technician (Collection) Paul Villanyi, right, from Spring Hill, Florida, directs Cryptologic Technician (Maintenance) 2nd Class Patrick Shores, from Chicago, during a monitored maintenance conducted on the AS/4293-A V/UHF Acquisition Antenna on the forward masthead light-pole aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77) on April 8, 2021. US Navy Photo A group of bipartisan lawmakers have drafted legislation aimed at recapitalizing America’s public and privat...