The House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee mark calls for a 13-boat block buy for the Virginia-class submarine, which, if passed, would be the largest shipbuilding contract to date.
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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 House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee mark calls for a 13-boat block buy for the Virginia-class submarine, which, if passed, would be the largest shipbuilding contract to date.
The House Armed Services tactical air and land forces subcommittee has approved a seven-year V-22 multiyear procurement contract with a caveat: the aircraft must include common configuration improvements.
The Navy is looking to replace its training helicopter fleet and anticipates releasing a request for proposals for the effort in late fiscal year 2019 or early FY-20, according to the service.
It will take the Marine Corps "a couple of years" to adjust its approved acquisition objective for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle -- a 65 percent -- increase from 5,500 to 9,091, according to a service official.
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The Navy should put in place a four-phase approach to return T-45C Goshawk student pilots to flight by the end of this summer, according to a new service report that investigated aviators' physiological episodes.
The Navy this week is sending information required by Congress to continue multiyear procurement for the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer program, according to a service official.
The Marine Corps and Science Applications International Corp. have agreed the company must deliver 16 next-generation amphibious vehicle prototypes by the end of August -- a date later than the original schedule because of technical problems with the trucks.
Naval Air Systems Command chief Vice Adm. Paul Grosklags anticipates T-45C Goshawk student pilots will resume flight in "weeks, not months."
The chief of naval operations may take the remaining Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigates out of retirement to increase the Navy's fleet size.
T-45C Goshawk student pilots must return to the air no later than December or the service will have "problems" with the number of fighter pilots in the fleet, according to a service official.
The Navy has identified a postponed aircraft carrier midlife refueling to offset the cost of a second Littoral Combat Ship in the fiscal year 2018 budget and is in "unofficial" discussions with the Office of Management and Budget.
Some must-reads from this week's issue of Inside the Navy.
As the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter transitions from its development phase to follow-on modernization, the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps are seeking a total of $587 million in fiscal year 2018 to support F-35 Block 4 development -- more than double what they requested in FY-17.
Boeing and Huntington Ingalls Industries recently announced they are teaming on design and production of an offering for the Navy's Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle competition.
The Navy revealed today it may use Air Force student training aircraft because of complications with the Navy's T-45C Goshawk.
The Navy has identified a postponed aircraft carrier midlife refueling as a way to offset the cost of a second Littoral Combat Ship in the fiscal year 2018 request, multiple sources confirmed to Inside Defense.
Marine Corps Systems Command recently realigned its organizational structure to comply with guidance from the service's commandant.
The Navy is working on a long-term investment strategy for public shipyards because the dry docks are outdated and additional capacity is needed to build a 355-ship fleet, according to a service official.
The Marine Corps is modifying the delivery schedule for one next-generation amphibious vehicle vendor because of technical problems with the company's offering.