The Pentagon recently awarded a second undefinitized contract action worth $3.7 billion to provide initial funding for F-35 low-rate initial production Lot 11 jets.
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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 Pentagon recently awarded a second undefinitized contract action worth $3.7 billion to provide initial funding for F-35 low-rate initial production Lot 11 jets.
Some must-reads from this week's issue of Inside the Navy.
The Navy is prioritizing capability, affordability and schedule -- in that order -- for the guided-missile frigate replacement program, according to industry day slides obtained by Inside Defense.
The Navy's Ship to Shore Connector program must be rebaselined because of a test and training craft delivery schedule breach, according to a selected acquisition report obtained by Inside Defense.
President Trump is vowing to grow the Navy's fleet to 350 ships, but naval experts and members of Congress are questioning whether he's focused on the right metric.
President Trump is vowing to grow the Navy's fleet to 350 ships -- a nearly 26 percent boost over its existing inventory of 276 -- but naval experts and members of Congress are questioning whether he's focused on the right metric.
The Navy recently validated a software fix for the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System, despite negative comments about the program from President Trump.
Experts say the capabilities of the Navy's new Guided Missile Frigate will be shaped by the service's budget and willingness to take on risk.
House Armed Services Committee leaders are divided on whether the Navy should begin designing a small aircraft carrier as a way to grow the fleet to 355 ships.
The Navy must rebaseline the EA-18G Growler program after incurring cost breaches in both its research and development and operations and sustainment accounts, according to a selected acquisition report obtained by Inside Defense.
By the end of 2018, the Navy will test an electromagnetic railgun that can shoot 10 rounds per minute, according to a service official.
Seeking to deliver science and technology upgrades to the fleet faster, the naval research chief has updated the service's strategic guidance.
The United States intends to sign a memorandum of understanding with Australia in March so the country can purchase up to seven MQ-4C Triton unmanned systems to complement its P-8A Poseidon multimission maritime aircraft fleet, according to a selected acquisition report obtained by Inside Defense.
Though the second Ford-class aircraft carrier, the John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), is 30 percent constructed, the shipbuilder is falling just shy of anticipated production efficiencies, according to a selected acquisition report obtained by Inside Defense.
The Pentagon has newly disclosed cost and schedule variance explanations for five Littoral Combat Ships, according to a pair of selected acquisition reports obtained by Inside Defense.
The cost estimates for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's airframe and engine continue to climb, according to the most recent selected acquisition report obtained by Inside Defense.
The Senate Armed Services Committee approved nearly an additional $8 billion increase for Navy and Marine Corps unfunded requirements in the panel's mark of the fiscal year 2018 defense policy bill.
Some must-reads from this week's issue of Inside the Navy.
Days after releasing a request for information, the Navy announced it will host an industry day for the guided missile frigate replacement program.
Senate legislation would allow the defense secretary to award $10 million via a "prize competition" for identifying a root cause of physiological episodes on Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy aircraft.