The Pentagon's developmental air-launched, anti-surface missile's costs increased 39% in 2018, incurring a statutory breach, the Defense Department announced today.
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
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Justin Katz was Inside the Navy’s associate editor until November 2020. He was previously a local news reporter in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. A New York native, he graduated from Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida, with a bachelor’s degree in communication.
The Pentagon's developmental air-launched, anti-surface missile's costs increased 39% in 2018, incurring a statutory breach, the Defense Department announced today.
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The Government Accountability Office earlier this month dismissed a bid protest by General Dynamics Bath Iron Works concerning a shipyard services contract because the allegations were "filed prematurely," according to an agency official.
The Navy announced today it plans to award Perspecta another extension to the Next Generation Enterprise Network contract, according to a Federal Business Opportunities notice.
The Navy intends to award a contract to refresh a system aimed at protecting aircraft carriers from incoming torpedoes.
The Navy intends to award a contract in the third quarter of fiscal year 2020 for the ground-based training system (GBTS) associated with its new training helicopter, the TH-XX, according to industry day slides.
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is not expected to meet the military's goal of 80% mission-capable rates by the end of fiscal year 2019 because of supply shortages, the president's nominee to be defense secretary told Senate lawmakers today, despite confidence from military officials earlier this year.
A cyber warfare group focused on naval aviation is raising the alarm about the vulnerability of the service's platforms and calling on industry to propose a wide range of defensive technology research efforts that could be incorporated as early as the concept development phase for new platforms.
The Marine Corps intends to purchase between 80 and 100 Group 5 unmanned aerial systems envisioned to take on a variety of mission sets and operate from a large-deck amphibious ship or Navy destroyer, according to a service official.
The Navy late last month declared initial operational capability for the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter, the service announced today.
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Adm. William Moran, who was set to become chief of naval operations next month, has reportedly declined the position and opted to retire amid questions about his conduct.
A new Navy office stood up earlier this year is seeking to improve how the service does business both internally and with industry by changing how information between working-level staff is shared, Navy officials told Inside Defense.
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The Navy today awarded Lockheed Martin a contract worth up to $124 million for integration and testing of the next-generation frigate's combat system, according to a Defense Department statement.
Pleased by the results the Navy's two-aircraft-carrier buy delivered earlier this year, Senate lawmakers are now pressing the service to explore whether that approach would also benefit amphibious ship programs.
In response to a critical report by government auditors, the Senate today passed legislation that would direct the Navy to have a "senior technical authority" for each ship class and bars the service from using funds for lead vessels until lawmakers receive an appropriate certification.
The Navy opted to decommission its mine countermeasures Avenger-class (MCM-1) ships early because of constrained funding and the willingness of service leadership to take additional risk in fielding replacement capabilities, according to a Navy official.
The Navy plans to deliver its mine warfare plan to Congress by the end of the year, and the document will serve as certification to lawmakers that the service is prepared to retire legacy equipment, according to a top Navy official.