The Marine Corps is working to get its delayed heavy-lift helicopter back on schedule after reformatting the program to address a host of technical deficiencies.
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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 Marine Corps is working to get its delayed heavy-lift helicopter back on schedule after reformatting the program to address a host of technical deficiencies.
The Navy, preparing for great power conflict, is sending its strongest indication to date that it predicts its future is in unmanned systems.
The Navy is working to fix the lower Advanced Weapons Elevators for the lead ship in the Ford aircraft carrier class as it targets October for finishing the vessel's post-shakedown availability stage.
BOGUE, NC -- The Marine Corps recently took a crucial step aimed at readying the service to execute larger air assaults in potential future military operations.
The Senate Armed Services Committee is suggesting the Navy is moving too quickly in its pursuit of the future large surface combatant.
The Senate Armed Services Committee is calling on the Navy to produce a report addressing the Columbia-class submarine program's schedule.
The Navy yesterday issued Huntington Ingalls Industries a contract award worth up to $687 million for "early service life period work" for the lead ship in the Ford class of aircraft carriers.
The Navy last week announced a $958 million contract award to Northrop Grumman for the Marine Corps' Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar.
The Senate voted yesterday to approve Lt. Gen. David Berger to serve as the next Marine Corps commandant.
The House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee is seeking information from the Navy about the industrial base's ability to achieve the service's current goal of a 355-ship fleet.
The House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee plans to meet the Navy's request to approve three Virginia-class submarines in its portion of the fiscal year 2020 defense policy bill, charting a different course than its Senate counterpart and the House Appropriations Committee.
The House Armed Services tactical air and land forces subcommittee is seeking to restrict funding for the Marine Corps' new heavy-lift helicopter program until the Navy briefs the full committee.
The House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee is aiming to repeal the cost caps currently in place on the Navy's new Ford-class aircraft carriers, arguing the caps have not successfully maintained cost.
The Navy today said it plans to conduct an environmental impact statement to analyze how several options for the disposal of the service's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier could affect the environment.
The Navy yesterday said its recently re-activated U.S. 2nd Fleet has reached initial operating capability.
The Navy is beginning the initial planning for its mid-life refueling and complex overhaul of the Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) after reversing course on the service’s original plan to retire the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier more than two decades early.
Naval Sea Systems Command is asking industry for information to help the service implement its $21 billion overhaul of the Navy's four public shipyards.
The Senate Armed Services Committee's fiscal year 2020 defense policy bill will authorize the Navy to purchase two Virginia-class submarines, but calls on the service to revise its strategy for the acquisition program, according to a summary of the bill released today.
The House Appropriations Committee is recommending the Navy and Air Force assess shifting the acquisition authority of "narrowband satellite communications" into the Air Force's purview as the services work toward a cohesive approach for purchasing satellite systems.
The House Appropriations Committee is recommending the Navy procure four additional V-22 Ospreys in fiscal year 2020.