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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 is at risk of falling behind potential adversaries and must develop concepts and capabilities with the Marine Corps to provide more options to national leaders, according to new guidance released by the chief of naval operations.
In case you missed it, some must-reads from the final 2015 issue of Inside the Navy.
The Navy plans to compete the depot maintenance for the P-8 aircraft's airframe and engine separately and has recently released a draft request for proposals as well as an industry day announcement for the effort.
The Navy will host an industry day conference in January for an anti-torpedo defense system that is used aboard submarines, according to the service.
The Marine Corps is determining the impact of budget cuts in the fiscal year 2016 defense spending bill for its Common Aviation Command and Control System, with the effort "most likely" delayed by one year, according to a service spokesman.
The Navy recently announced the aircraft carrier Nimitz (CVN-68) will remain stationed in Bremerton, WA, through fiscal year 2019, a decision that avoids the possibility of three homeport changes over a four-year period.
The F-35 joint program office intends to award additional funding for follow-on development to Lockheed Martin amid Congress' recent decision to cut more than $100 million from the effort.
The Marine Corps is spearheading a maritime working group that will be a premiere event for long-range planning to determine the way ahead for seabasing, according to a service official.
Some must-reads from this week's issue of Inside the Navy.
BAE Systems recently was awarded an $82 million contract from Brazil to modernize and deliver 23 upgraded amphibious vehicles, according to a company statement.
Amid vows by lawmakers representing shipyards in Alabama and Wisconsin to battle Defense Secretary Ash Carter's decision to truncate the Littoral Combat Ship program, congressional sources say the reduced buy could raise the cost of a single LCS by as much as $100 million.
The fiscal year 2016 omnibus appropriations legislation contains funding for 11 additional Joint Strike Fighters -- including six to replace AV-8B Harriers that were lost in Afghanistan in 2012.
The fiscal year 2016 omnibus spending bill includes funding to accelerate the Navy's amphibious ship replacement by two years and adds $300 million for the Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike system.
The Navy unveiled its ideal or "stretch goal" autonomous undersea vehicle architecture requirements to industry last week that included seven different segments.
Some must-reads from this week's issue of Inside the Navy.
The Marine Corps will begin conducting quarterly reviews in January with senior leadership to discuss 13 warfighting challenges the service faces and to better align with concepts outlined in Expeditionary Force 21 and Cooperative Strategy 21, according to an official.
Following a "thorough evaluation" of data surrounding the Marine Corps' selection for its next-generation amphibious vehicle competition, General Dynamics Land Systems has filed a bid protest Dec. 7 with the Government Accountability Office.
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-AZ) is not persuaded by a Congressional Budget Office estimate asserting that the Navy will save 5 to 10 percent if it purchases the next-generation ballistic missile submarine with a special fund.
The Navy is considering employing an accelerated acquisition process to purchase the Unmanned Carrier-Launched Surveillance and Strike system, according to the service chief.
The Navy and the Office of the Secretary of Defense are reviewing the finalized acquisition strategy for the Ohio-class replacement ballistic missile submarine after successfully completing an internal service milestone last month.