https://www.scmp.com/rss/523714/feed The latest news and top stories on John Phelan, the 79th United States Secretary of the Navy. He was sworn in on March 25, 2025, overseeing nearly one million sailors, marines, reservists and civilian personnel. Phelan, a businessman and financier, founded Rugger Management LLC and co-founded MSD Capital. He aims to apply his business expertise to address Navy challenges including shipbuilding, maintenance and cost overruns. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Liu Zhen Liu Zhen The US Secretary of the Navy on Tuesday outlined US President Donald Trump’s Golden Fleet initiative, stating that revitalising the American shipbuilding industry was essential for restoring strategic maritime dominance over China. Speaking at the Surface Navy Association symposium, Secretary John Phelan emphasised the importance of a strong industrial base, warning that the US Navy is currently unable to compete with Beijing’s production capacity. “To be a superpower, you need a dominant... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3339933/trumps-golden-fleet-shipbuilding-push-give-us-military-and-strategic-advantage?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3339933/trumps-golden-fleet-shipbuilding-push-give-us-military-and-strategic-advantage?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Jan 2026 20:05:43 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg US President Donald Trump announced the US Navy would build a new “Trump-class” battleship as part of the White House push to modernise a fleet that has been hobbled by years of cost overruns and delays. A poster displayed at the event at Trump’s gilded Mar-a-Lago estate featured an artist’s rendering of a sleek-looking warship dubbed the USS Defiant, cutting through choppy waters with a laser beam shooting from its deck and smoke billowing from a target in the background. Next to the ship was a... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3337404/trump-unveils-trump-class-battleship-us-shipbuilding-push?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3337404/trump-unveils-trump-class-battleship-us-shipbuilding-push?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Dec 2025 01:21:46 +0000 Jean Iau Jean Iau Singapore will acquire four Boeing P-8A maritime patrol aircraft from the United States to counter submarine threats and refresh its maritime security capabilities, Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing has said. Chan was in Washington this week to meet his counterpart, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, at the Pentagon and shared Singapore’s decision to procure the aircraft that would replace the existing Fokker 50s, which had been in service since 1993. The P-8A maritime patrol aircraft is designed... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3325052/singapore-boost-maritime-defence-4-boeing-p-8a-patrol-aircraft?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3325052/singapore-boost-maritime-defence-4-boeing-p-8a-patrol-aircraft?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Sep 2025 09:50:41 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Admiral Daryl Caudle took over as the navy’s highest-ranking officer on Monday, ending a six-month vacancy created by the Trump administration’s firing of his predecessor. Caudle became chief of naval operations as Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has been firing a growing list of military leaders with little or no explanation. Remarks at a swearing-in ceremony at Washington Navy Yard offered several nods to the admiral being in close alignment with the Trump administration leaders above him. In... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3323122/new-top-admiral-takes-over-us-navy-amid-military-firings?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3323122/new-top-admiral-takes-over-us-navy-amid-military-firings?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 Aug 2025 22:39:02 +0000