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“We will competitively award a vessel construction manager to oversee the [program], drive execution and facilitate genuine competition among multiple shipyards,” Navy Secretary John Phelan said.

"My job is to pressurize that decision, because the war fighting imperative, I think, is there, and and I'm trying to build a compelling case to get that decision made quickly," Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle said.

"We’re deploying an AI-powered shipbuilding operating system across the maritime industrial base," Navy Secretary John Phelan told an audience alongside Palantir chief Alex Karp.

Navy Secretary John Phelan recently told attendees at a private dinner that the new frigate would be a modified National Security Cutter, sources told Breaking Defense.

A series of lethal accidents in recent years have raised intense scrutiny by both lawmakers and outside observers of the V-22's safety record, and resulted in the Pentagon revealing several defects in the aircraft itself.

“Recent operations from the Red Sea to the Caribbean make the requirement undeniable,” Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caude said.

"My work here is now complete and I will be cheering ULA on," the longtime ULA chief said.

The new "battleship" is planned to be around 30,000 tons and capable of using a variety of future weapons.

A new big boss? A new big ship? 2025 held a lot of change for the sea services with even more foreshadowed coming in 2026 and beyond.

The White House in 2024 and 2025 prioritized rebuilding America's icebreaker fleet. But how long will that last?