The Marine Corps will not comply with a recommendation made by the Pentagon's top weapons tester for additional operational testing of the F-35B aircraft, calling it "fiscally impractical," according to a service statement.
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 Marine Corps will not comply with a recommendation made by the Pentagon's top weapons tester for additional operational testing of the F-35B aircraft, calling it "fiscally impractical," according to a service statement.
The Navy's MQ-8B Fire Scout will have its avionics bay redesigned to withstand corrosive elements experienced in small naval combatants such as the Littoral Combat Ship, according to a service official.
The Navy will not complete finalizing the requirements for its future frigate until fiscal year 2019 when the program will be reflected in budget documents, according to the service's top acquisition official.
A Navy decision on requirements for the highly anticipated Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike program as well as debate with the Office of the Secretary of Defense has been extended to this fall, according to the service's top acquisition official.
Lockheed Martin will file a bid protest with the Government Accountability Office after losing out on the multibillion-dollar Joint Light Tactical Vehicle contract late last month.
Oshkosh Defense and Lockheed Martin both requested Joint Light Tactical Vehicle post-award conference briefings from the Army, while AM General is reviewing the contract award and evaluating its options, according to statements provided to InsideDefense.com.
The Pentagon and the F-35 joint program office are at odds over exactly when the Navy's Wide-Area Search Sea Surface and Track initial operational capability is set to be required for the Joint Strike Fighter.
The Navy has determined that some pipe fittings provided by a Virginia-class submarine supplier require additional testing and repair, according to a service spokeswoman.
The Marine Corps is holding face-to-face meetings with defense contractors about their next-generation amphibious vehicle designs, according to the service and industry.
The MQ-4C Triton's operational assessment will not begin until September, a slip from the Navy's original schedule of it taking place in the third quarter of fiscal year 2015.
Seeking to improve fleet readiness, the Marine Corps is conducting aviation reviews of different platforms, according to a senior service official.
The Pentagon has scheduled a meeting in August to prepare for awarding an Amphibious Combat Vehicle Increment 1.1 contract this fall, according to a document obtained by InsideDefense.com.
The Defense Department has scheduled two important meetings in August before a contract can be awarded for the Army and Marine Corps' humvee replacement -- the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, according to a document obtained by InsideDefense.com.
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Naval Sea Systems Command is scrutinizing three of the newest Virginia-class submarines due to questionable welding in piping instrumental in connecting the boats' nuclear reactors to their propulsion systems.
As the Navy's Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike program undergoes an Office of the Secretary of Defense-led review, a senior service official hopes the study concludes in a "good manner" so that the program can continue.
The Navy awarded a $78 million, firm-fixed-price contract modification to Insitu on Aug. 4 for six Low-Rate Initial Production Lot 4 RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aircraft systems.
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The Marine Corps achieved its internal deadline by declaring the F-35B reached initial operational capability July 31, with a squadron of 10 aircraft that are wartime ready, according to the service.
The Navy will complete a study in the fall concerning the multibillion-dollar Ohio-class ballistic submarine replacement program, according to the nominee to become the next chief of naval operations.