Thursday, April 23, 2026

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  • One Day Before Ouster, Phelan Touted Need for New Budget, New Business Practices, New Battleship - Editor’s note: This story appeared April 21 in Seapower’s Show Daily at Sea-Air-Space. On April 22, Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell announced on X that John Phelan was leaving the administration; other media reports said he had been ousted. Undersecretary of the Navy Hung Cao is now acting secretary of the...
  • OMB’s Vought: Industry Must Share Blame for Shipbuilding Woes - The shipbuilding industry must share the blame for delays in shipbuilding and the Trump administration is willing to look beyond the traditional industry if it can’t produce products on time and within budget, OMB Director Russell Vought said at the closing keynote of Sea-Air-Space 2026. Vought — who also served...
  • Coast Guard Poised to Meet Great Expectations - The U.S. Coast Guard is quickly allocating an unprecedented $24.6 billion funding infusion provided to the Department of Homeland Security agency in last year’s budget reconciliation bill. At the same time, the armed services branch is shuttered, caught in the political crossfire over the actions of another DHS entity, Immigration...
  • Defense Industry Needs Steady Budgets, Congressional Speakers Say - Speaking at the annual congressional breakfast at Sea-Air-Space, members of Congress with defense oversight agreed that sustained funding to meet increased demand signal is the best way forward. In recent years, Congress has resorted to continuing resolutions for government-wide funding instead of passing separate funding bills, which freezes spending at...
  • Department of the Navy Releases FY27 Budget Request - From the Department of the Navy, April 21, 2026  WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of the Navy released their Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 President’s Budget request today focused on restoring American maritime dominance with a total Navy topline of $377.5B, an increase of more than $70.B compared to last year. This...

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One Day Before Ouster, Phelan Touted Need for New Budget,...

Editor’s note: This story appeared April 21 in Seapower’s Show Daily at Sea-Air-Space. On April 22, Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell announced on X that John Phelan was leaving the administration; other media ...

OMB’s Vought: Industry Must Share Blame for Shipbuilding Woes

The shipbuilding industry must share the blame for delays in shipbuilding and the Trump administration is willing to look beyond the traditional industry if it can’t produce products on time and within budget, OMB Dire...

Department of the Navy Releases FY27 Budget Request

From the Department of the Navy, April 21, 2026  WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of the Navy released their Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 President’s Budget request today focused on restoring American maritim...

FRCSW Produces First Organic Super Hornet to Undergo Block III...

From Fleet Readiness Center Southwest, April 21, 2026  SAN DIEGO — At Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW), innovation is not a buzzword, it’s a daily commitment to the warfight...

Australia, Canada, and U.S. conduct multilateral operations in South China...

By CTF-76 Public Affairs, April 20, 2026  SOUTH CHINA SEA   –  Ships from the Royal Australian Navy, Royal Canadian Armed Forces, and U.S. Navy conducted multilateral operations in support of a f...
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