The Navy requires an even larger fleet than the one called for by President-elect Donald Trump, according to the service's latest force-structure assessment released Dec. 16.
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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 Navy requires an even larger fleet than the one called for by President-elect Donald Trump, according to the service's latest force-structure assessment released Dec. 16.
The Navy is looking to leave the door open to purchase an additional Virginia-class attack submarine during the same year the service purchases the lead next-generation ballistic missile boat.
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus will officially name the Ohio-class Replacement Submarine the Columbia-class today during a ceremony at the District of Columbia City Hall.
YORK, PA -- BAE Systems rolled out here today the first of 16 Amphibious Combat Vehicle Increment 1.1 prototypes to the Marine Corps.
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The Navy re-started testing on the next-generation megacarrier Gerald R. Ford's main turbine generators in mid-November, according to the service.
Congress must debate whether the country needs a 350-ship Navy or a 36-battalion Marine Corps, figures that have been advocated by President-elect Donald Trump, according to an influential lawmaker.
The Marine Corps has the infrastructure to support 27 battalions but would be able to grow the organization if President-Elect Donald Trump directs the service to move to a 36-battalion force, according to Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller.
One of the final compromises made during the fiscal year 2017 defense policy bill conference was allotting $85 million in advance procurement funding so that the Navy can maintain a two-per-year build rate of Virginia-class submarines, according to an influential lawmaker.
House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee Ranking Member Joe Courtney (D-CT) recently sent a letter to President-elect Donald Trump's transition advocating outgoing subcommittee Chairman Randy Forbes (R-VA) for the Navy secretary position.
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The Pentagon will be a couple of months late flight testing a design fix for the Navy's version of the Joint Strike Fighter, a fix that strengthens the wing to support the weight of the AIM-9X air-to-air missile.
The Pentagon is in negotiations with Lockheed Martin for an annualized sustainment contract for the country's most expensive weapons program, the Joint Strike Fighter, and is evaluating different options such as awarding the work to small businesses.
UPDATED: Although the congressional defense authorization conferees did not institute any bans on the Ford-class aircraft carrier program lawmakers are making it difficult for the Navy to purchase components for the Advanced Arresting Gear program.
ABOARD THE USS AMERICA (LHA-6) -- The Marine Corps recently completed the third and final developmental test of the F-35B at sea that included the first integration of the logistics system, integration with the Aegis Combat System, live ordnance and night vision camera operations.
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The Marine Corps has almost completed developmental testing of its legacy amphibious vehicle's survivability upgrade effort and the final prototype vehicle has been delivered to the service.
The Navy is in the process of establishing a Digital Warfare Office to continue the work carried out by a task force that was focused on studying the interoperability between various platforms.
The Pentagon wants to shift about $134 million to support modernizing the Navy's aging cruiser fleet, which is a contentious issue in the most recent authorization and appropriations bills.
ABOARD THE USS AMERICA (LHA-6) -- The Marine Corps is working through a proof of concept for a Marine Air-Ground Task Force tailored toward fixed-wing capabilities.