Some must-reads from this week's issue of Inside the Navy.
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
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.
Some must-reads from this week's issue of Inside the Navy.
The Navy has not identified a budget offset to pay for a second Littoral Combat Ship in the fiscal year 2018 request and does not plan to do so until July, Inside Defense has learned.
The Navy is requesting an additional $5.46 billion in a fiscal year 2018 unfunded priorities list, according to documents obtained by Inside Defense.
The Navy decided to postpone the multibillion-dollar midlife refueling of the aircraft carrier John C. Stennis (CVN-74) by 10 months because of fleet needs and the workload at Newport News Shipbuilding, according to a service official.
The Navy said this week it has accepted delivery of the multibillion-dollar aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), following acceptance trials.
WEST PALM BEACH, FL -- Pratt & Whitney has completed fuel performance testing of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter engine -- the first step in a slate of iterative technology upgrades that could significantly improve engine efficiency and performance, the company said this week.
Some must-reads from this week's issue of Inside the Navy.
The Navy and the F-35 joint program office plan to conduct an at-sea test for the Joint Strike Fighter carrier variant in September, assessing fixes for the helmet's green-glow problems and catapult ride quality, according to an official.
Vice Adm. Mat Winter today assumed command of the F-35 joint program office, according to a Defense Department statement.
The White House Office of Management and Budget will publish a budget "errata" that adds a second Littoral Combat Ship to the fiscal year 2018 budget request, according to a Pentagon spokesman.
One day after the Navy released its fiscal year 2018 budget request, which included one Littoral Combat Ship, a top service official said Wednesday the Navy, backed by the White House, "supports funding" an additional LCS.
The Navy has postponed the midlife refueling of the John C. Stennis (CVN-74) by 10 months after "realigning" its maintenance schedule, according to acting Navy Secretary Sean Stackley.
The aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) has departed Naval Station Norfolk, VA, to begin acceptance trials, the Navy announced today.
The Navy seeks to fully fund aviation and ship operations and maintenance, but put President Trump's campaign promise to grow the fleet on the backburner in its fiscal year 2018 budget request.
The Marine Corps continues to take advantage of every opportunity to deploy the Joint Strike Fighter's logistics system because it is the "true center of gravity" for the program, according to a service official.
The Marine Corps does not have a performance specification for transparent armor it needs to replace on trucks throughout the tactical wheeled vehicle fleet, according to a service official.
A few must-reads from this week's issue of Inside the Navy.
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert. Neller wants the service to purchase 9,091 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles -- 65 percent more than the number included in the program of record, according to a Marine Corps official.
The Navy plans to spend $1.7 million on slam sticks, which record cabin pressure data, to correct defective environmental control systems in the T-45C Goshawk, EA-18G Growler and F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet aircraft.
An influential senator plans to host a series of roundtables at the end of the month with Navy, industry and think-tank officials to discuss building a 355-ship fleet.