The Navy is postponing its at-sea Joint Strike Fighter testing because of harsh weather conditions as a result of Hurricane Irma, according to the service.
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Lee Hudson was Inside the Navy's managing editor until June 2018. She has covered Navy and Marine Corps issues since 2011, reporting at the Pentagon, Capitol Hill, aboard ships and military facilities around the U.S. Previously she worked as a staff reporter at The Daily Review in Morgan City, LA, covering local government and crime. Lee graduated with a B.A. in Mass Communication and Marketing from Loyola University New Orleans.
The Navy is postponing its at-sea Joint Strike Fighter testing because of harsh weather conditions as a result of Hurricane Irma, according to the service.
The new head of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program expects to have approval of a new plan by late October that will allow it to continuously develop software capabilities following the completion of the post-system development and demonstration phase.
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Navy Secretary Richard Spencer has asked five entities to participate in a strategic readiness review, following surface fleet collisions suffered by U.S. 7th Fleet.
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NEWPORT NEWS, VA -- Newport News Shipbuilding is offering to be the "caretaker" of the former aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN-65) while the Navy determines how to conduct the first-ever disposal of a nuclear-powered carrier, according to the company.
The Amphibious Combat Vehicle Increment 1.1 program could withstand a three-month continuing resolution, but if the measure lasts longer it may delay the program's operational assessment, according to a Marine Corps official.
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The Navy awarded a $2.8 billion contract to Huntington Ingalls Industries for the refueling and complex overhaul of the aircraft carrier George Washington (CVN-73).
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The head of U.S. Fleet Forces will spearhead a 60-day comprehensive review of all surface fleet operations and incidents at sea from the past decade, according to a new memo from the vice chief of naval operations.
Following two collisions of Navy guided-missile destroyers in the past three months, the House Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing next month focused on the underlying problems.
The Littoral Combat Ship Coronado (LCS-4) this week conducted a successful live-fire test of the Harpoon Block 1C missile off the coast of Guam, striking a surface target at a distance beyond the vessel's visual range.
The Marine Corps has approved the survivability upgrade effort of its legacy amphibious vehicle to enter low-rate initial production, according to an official.
The Navy has not stopped work on the unmanned undersea vehicle Knifefish because Congress approved $9.7 million in reprogramming funds this fiscal year to continue program integration and testing efforts.
The Navy recently determined Huntington Ingalls Industries will get a contract to restore the damaged destroyer Fitzgerald (DDG-62).
The design for the Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer is 91 percent complete as the Navy is wrapped up in continued contract negotiations with General Dynamics Bath Iron Works for DDG-126 and DDG-127.
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson has ordered an operational pause for all fleets worldwide, and directed a comprehensive review to determine the root cause of recent collisions.