Navy Taps Career Submariner to Lead PAE Maritime
The Navy tapped career submariner Rear Adm. Jonathan Rucker to lead the service’s new surface shipbuilding acquisition office, Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao announced Wednesday. Rucker will lead the Portfolio Acquisition Executive Maritime, the new office the Trump administration created in a department-wide overhaul of how the Navy buys weapons. “Rucker has served as the Director of Design and Construction for Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager, Submarines since April 2026, where he has been responsible for the design and construction of all submarines,” reads a Navy news release following…
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