Michael Fabey

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Americas Naval Reporter at Janes

US Editor at Jane's Fighting Ships

Few journalists have had as much firsthand experience of America’s naval ships and aircraft and the officers who command them. Author HEAVY METAL and CRASHBACK.

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Navy League 2025: Trump highlights need for improved naval shipbuilding

1 week ago | janes.com | Michael Fabey

Trump has signed an executive order to assess shipbuilding at shipyards like Newport News Shipbuilding, shown here. (Janes/Michael Fabey)As new US Navy (USN) Secretary John Phelan was highlighting a need for shipbuilding improvements on 9 April during his speech at the Navy League Sea-Air-Space 2025 annual conference and exposition, President Donald Trump was putting the industry under review. ‚ÄúIt is becoming [in] my mind a national emergency,‚ÄĚ Phelan said.
Navy League 2025: US Navy continues to push for combat surge-ready force

1 week ago | janes.com | Michael Fabey

USS Dwight D Eisenhower , shown here operating in the Red Sea in June 2024, is slated for maintenance. US Navy officials cite recent efforts to finish such work in a timely manner. (Janes/Michael Fabey)The US Navy (USN) is relying on maintenance improvement measures to help the service reach its 80% combat surge-ready fleet goals, according to service officials. New Navy Secretary John Phelan has cited readiness as his priority.
Navy League 2025: US Navy seeks to revamp maintenance of big-deck amphibious force

1 week ago | janes.com | Michael Fabey

US Navy officials are now preparing maintenance work packages for USS America , pictured here, to help make the work period more efficient. (US Navy)The US Navy (USN) is changing the way it conducts the planning and execution for big-deck amphibious ship maintenance availabilities, USN officials noted on 7 April during a panel on readiness at the Navy League Sea-Air-Space 2025 conference and symposium.
Navy League 2025: Red Sea operations depend on combat systems maintenance

1 week ago | janes.com | Michael Fabey

USS Laboon is pictured during operations in the Red Sea in June 2024. Like other destroyers, the ship relies on its Aegis radar suite, which requires more proactive maintenance to sustain combat. (Janes/Michael Fabey)Sustaining high-tempo US Navy (USN) surface-ship combat operations in the Red Sea depends on proper maintenance of the vessels out there, especially Aegis systems on the warships deployed to the region, according to USN officials.
Navy League 2025: Submarine maintenance continues to outpace capacity

1 week ago | janes.com | Michael Fabey

USS Virginia is pictured here as it gets ready to begin a maintenance availability in Maine in 2021. US Navy officials said the number of boats needing maintenance exceeds the capacity to do the work.
US Navy officials note programme delays and cost issues for construction of submarines and aircraft carriers

1 week ago | janes.com | Michael Fabey

Shipbuilders have not been able to reach the production rates necessary for Virginia-class submarines such as New Jersey , pictured here. (Janes/Michael Fabey)The US Navy (USN) is facing delivery delays and cost concerns with its programmes to build nuclear-powered submarines and aircraft carriers, USN officials testified on 8 April to the Senate Armed Services Committee's Subcommittee on Seapower.
Navy League 2025: New navy secretary cites readiness as priority

2 weeks ago | janes.com | Michael Fabey

Aircraft carrier John F Kennedy is shown here under construction. US Navy and congressional changes have delayed delivery schedule and navy Secretary John Phelan wants to curtail such schedule-altering changes. (Janes/Michael Fabey)New US Navy (USN) Secretary John Phelan underscored the need for readiness, contracting reform, and shipbuilding improvements on 9 April during his speech at the Navy League Sea-Air-Space 2025 annual conference and exposition.
Navy League 2025: HII delivers first Lionfish small UUVs to US Navy

2 weeks ago | janes.com | Michael Fabey

The Lionfish SUUV is based on the REMUS 300 UUV shown here. (HII)HII has delivered the initial two Lionfish small unmanned underwater vehicles (SUUVs) to the US Navy (USN), the company confirmed in a press release on 7 April during the Navy League Sea-Air-Space 2025 annual conference and exposition. The USN contract with HII for the SUUVs can exceed USD347 million, the company said, with the programme scaling up to 200 vehicles.
Navy League 2025: Barracuda UUV testing remains on track

2 weeks ago | janes.com | Michael Fabey

Testing is being done on the Barracuda UUV shown here. (Raytheon)Raytheon recently conducted tethered autonomous tests on its Barracuda unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) as the company prepares for US Navy (USN) developmental testing within about a year, Bill Guarini, company director, Naval Systems & Sustainment, confirmed to Janes on 1 April during a briefing in advance of the Navy League Sea-Air-Space 2025 annual conference and exposition, which started on 7 April.
Navy League 2025: Demand signal continues to grow UUVs

2 weeks ago | janes.com | Michael Fabey

HII says the demand signal is strong for its REMUS UUVs. (HII)US Navy (USN) and industry officials said they see a continuing increasing demand for unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) and a growing mission set for the vehicles.

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