Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Mallory Shelbourne was the managing editor of Inside the Navy until June 2020. She previously covered politics and transportation policy at The Hill. She holds a master's degree in journalism from Columbia Journalism School and a master's degree in international affairs with a focus in the Middle East from American University's School of International Service.
The House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee plans to probe shipyard backlogs plaguing Navy repairs and follow up on collisions at sea, as the panel of lawmakers heads into the 116th Congress with an array of new members.
The Marine Corps plans to ask Congress for $14 billion for modernization efforts in its fiscal year 2020 budget request, according to one of the service’s top officials.
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller today issued his annual message to the force, in which he praised the service for its success in innovation, but argued the Marine Corps still has room to improve in readiness and how it handles mental health issues.
The Defense Department will examine the funding breakdown between the Navy and the Missile Defense Agency should the government make Hawaii's Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test Center into an operational resource, according to the agency's director.
The House Armed Services Committee today unveiled a list of the lawmakers who will serve as the panel’s subcommittee chairs and ranking members.
Austal expects the Navy to issue contract awards for two Expeditionary Fast Transport vessels within "the next month or two," according to a company executive.
The Navy views its reactivation of U.S. 2nd Fleet as a move back to when the service still included NATO Striking Fleet Atlantic, according to the U.S. Fleet Forces commander.
Naval Sea Systems Command plans to issue requests for information to industry for a large surface combatant in the coming days.
The Navy is considering a new assistant secretary position that would focus on information management, according to service Secretary Richard Spencer.
A Navy official on Wednesday touted testing of the Navy's new Air and Missile Defense Radar program, noting the radar "successfully performed" during 14 ballistic missile tests.
Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT), who is expected to serve as the House Armed Services seapower subcommittee chairman in the new Congress, said Wednesday he expects budget caps on defense spending to be lifted for fiscal years 2020 and 2021.
A recently reported hack of Navy contractors did not affect Lockheed Martin's Aegis Common Source Library, according to a company executive.
The Marine Corps’ acquisition arm is seeking information from industry on how the service could move data onto the cloud.
The "speed of change" in the Navy's space domain is a top concern as it works to stay abreast of technological advancements, according to the space lead in the service's information warfare office (N2/N6).
While the Pentagon last month approved the Defense Innovation Unit to start executing its own other transaction agreements, the organization is still putting measures into place before it can begin issuing those agreements.
The Marine Corps next month will host an industry day for its Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement technology demonstrator, according to a recent notice.
The Navy is slated to issue a request for proposals for its Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle in 2019, according to a recent notice.
The Navy is on track to achieve 341 mission-capable F/A-18 fighter jets by October 2019, Navy Secretary Richard Spencer recently confirmed.
Lawmakers are pushing the Navy to address its submarine maintenance backlog at shipyards following a watchdog report that found the service spent over $1.5 billion in the last decade on vessels it could not operationally deploy.
The Government Accountability Office plans to issue a report on the Navy's efforts to modernize shipyards in the summer of 2019.