As the Navy mulls over the next iteration of SeaPort-e, analysts say changes the service has proposed are raising questions of how some naval commands will fulfill their contracting needs going forward.
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Thursday, January 23, 2025
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.
As the Navy mulls over the next iteration of SeaPort-e, analysts say changes the service has proposed are raising questions of how some naval commands will fulfill their contracting needs going forward.
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command is preparing two requests for proposals for a program that manages command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) networks afloat, according to two Federal Business Opportunities notices posted last month.
Marine Corps logisticians are advocating for a $98 million autonomy solution nearing its final demonstrations to be incorporated into the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Unmanned Aircraft Expeditionary (MUX) program, according to a service official.
As the Navy moves forward with its Next-Generation Enterprise Network re-compete, the Marine Corps is evaluating what services within the intranet it should operate, and which to leave to contractors, according to a service official.
The Navy's 10 T-38 trainer aircraft could face obsolescence issues in the future due to the Air Force transition to T-X, according to a report viewed by Inside the Navy.
The Marine Corps' use of additive manufacturing will change questions surrounding acquisitions to reflect the technology's ability to sustain weapon systems, according to a service official.
The Navy and Marine Corps' approach to amphibious operations training is lacking in several areas, according to a report published by government auditors.
Being more amenable to private shipyards could alleviate the Navy's backlog of deferred ship maintenance, a new RAND Corp. report suggests.
Using set-based design could quicken the traditional acquisition process, according to a Navy official.
The Marine Corps has established red teams for all Marine Expeditionary Forces and Marine Expeditionary Brigades, according to an Aug. 7 bulletin from the commandant of the Marine Corps.
The Navy has delayed its Next Generation Enterprise Network recompete contract by about five months in an effort to more quickly receive and make modifications to the contracting structure based on industry comments, according to a service official.
The next step for the Marine Corps and Navy's recently released Littoral Operations in a Contested Environment (LOCE) concept is to "refine the ideas" through wargaming and experimentation, according to a Marine Corps official who helped developed the concept.
Additive manufacturing is a technology that "will challenge" the U.S. military in the future because it can be "leveraged by non-state actors in a way that will really improve their ability to fight," according to a naval analyst.
QUANTICO, VA -- The Defense Department's acquisition process is one of the reasons the United States is losing its technological advantage in the information warfare environment, according to an official from Marine Corps Headquarters.
Accelerating the transition of 31 Super Hornet aircraft to the Navy reserve combat air fleet over two years would cost $2.3 billion, according to a report viewed by Inside the Navy.
Lockheed Martin anticipates later this month the Navy will award it a contract to begin producing engineering development models of electronic warfare pods for the service's fleet of MH-60 Seahawk helicopters, according to a company executive.
Following multiple collisions in U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy has started inspections that include "watchstander proficiency and material readiness" of all ships assigned to Japan, according to the chief of naval operations.
The Navy intends to obligate $2 million of fiscal year 2017 funding from its rapid prototyping fund to a high energy laser weapon system and a surveillance sensor system, according to reports viewed by Inside the Navy.
The Navy has assembled a team of cyber experts to "look for and assess any anomalous activity that may exist on-board John S. McCain," a destroyer that collided with a commercial ship last month, according to a senior Navy official.
The State Department today approved a possible $5.23 billion Super Hornet sale to Canada, according to a Defense Security Cooperation Agency announcement.