The Navy has once more postponed a key milestone for its new CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter, according to a service spokesman.
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The Navy has once more postponed a key milestone for its new CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter, according to a service spokesman.
Japan is set to become the first foreign customer for the Marine Corps' MV-22 Osprey after signing a $332.5 million contract for five aircraft, the Pentagon announced this week.
The Marine Corps' MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft will not be capable of aerial refueling until 2018, a one-year shift from the expected fielding date laid out in the service's most recent aviation plan.
The Navy has established a task force that will dig deeper into the service's new concept of distributed lethality and its impact to fleet operations, the commander of naval surface forces announced July 9.
The Navy late last month sent a combined solicitation for work on the next-generation amphibious warship, the new amphibious assault ship and the first six replacement fleet oilers directly to Huntington Ingalls Industries and General Dynamics NASSCO -- but has no plans to publicly release the document due to its large size.
ABOARD THE GERALD R. FORD -- After an integration hiccup caused the Navy to cancel a media test event of the new electromagnetic catapult system on the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford June 16, the service rapidly got the system back on line and successfully conducted two launch tests later in the day.
As the Navy awaits the results of a Pentagon review that will approve the requirements of its controversial Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike program, an influential lawmaker is criticizing the service for a dearth of answers on the intended mission and planned capabilities of the future platform.
The Navy has awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries contracts totaling $4.3 billion to continue work on the Navy's second Ford-class aircraft carrier, the future John F. Kennedy, the Pentagon announced June 5.
The Pentagon's top weapons buyer has granted the Navy permission to award the primary construction contract for the second of its next-generation aircraft carriers to shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries, a defense department spokeswoman confirmed.
The Pentagon's repeated delay in releasing a key solicitation for the future Unmanned Carrier-Launched Surveillance and Strike system limits the Navy's options for replacing its fighter jets in the mid-2030s, a top service official warned.
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus signed off June 1 on a strategy laying out the path forward for the future frigate, and the document is now on its way to the defense secretary.
The Marine Corps is establishing a Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force unit to support U.S. Southern Command, with Marines set to deploy to Central America over the next few weeks, the service announced this week.
The Navy last week laid out the details of a strategy to reduce crew size during upcoming cruiser and amphibious warship availabilities, a key element in the service's plan to optimize cost savings during the phased modernization program.
As the Navy awaits the results of a Pentagon-led portfolio review of its Unmanned Carrier Launched Surveillance and Strike program, the chief of naval intelligence expressed concern last week about "losing ground" on unmanned naval aviation.
A Marine Corps cyberspace task force sees the need for a three-star deputy commandant position to advocate for the service's cybersecurity priorities in the Pentagon, according to a top general.
The White House this week slammed the Republican-led House Armed Services Committee's plan for the Navy's cruiser modernization program, asserting the new restrictions would erase millions of dollars in planned cost savings and force the ships into early retirement.
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-AZ), a vocal critic of the Navy's next-generation aircraft carrier program, will recommend that Congress lower the cost cap for the Ford-class carriers by $100 million, potentially setting the stage for a conference debate.
Huntington Ingalls Industries anticipates an award for the primary construction contract for the next-generation aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy by July, according to the company's chief executive.
Senior Navy leaders are reviewing an internal plan to design and procure a frigate in the 2019 time frame, a document the service must submit to the defense secretary by May.
Lawmakers are urging the Pentagon to consider building additional Aegis Ashore sites to offset soaring demands on the Defense Department's existing ballistic missile defense assets.