The Navy can withhold payments and refuse the delivery of additional ships to keep industry accountable for shipyard delays and cost overruns, the Navy's top uniformed officer said today.

Thursday, May 26, 2022
Thursday, May 26, 2022
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The Navy can withhold payments and refuse the delivery of additional ships to keep industry accountable for shipyard delays and cost overruns, the Navy's top uniformed officer said today.
The National Nuclear Security Administration will not be able to meet demands for plutonium pit production within the timeline called for by Congress, the Energy Department's Under Secretary for Nuclear Security Jill Hruby recently told Congress.
With the decade anniversary of the Pentagon's autonomous weapon systems policy nearing, the bedrock directive could soon be in for the refresh that some have sought for years.
A top Army general believes the Russian invasion of Ukraine has ushered in a new benchmark for modern combat with wide-ranging implications for the United States and all modern armed forces: the normalization of ballistic missile attacks.
After starting various developmental efforts and unmanned programs across the Navy, the service hopes to consolidate its efforts into a single team to accelerate the fielding of unmanned systems within the next five years.
The Army is on track to finish a two-year effort to prototype two hybrid-electric Bradley Fighting Vehicles this summer, a service official said today.
HII announced today it has named Brandi Smith to run the Columbia-class submarine program at the company's Newport News Shipbuilding division.
The Navy can withhold payments and refuse the delivery of additional ships to keep industry accountable for shipyard delays and cost overruns, the Navy's top uniformed officer said today.
The Army has appointed a new director to lead its Assured Position, Navigation and Timing/Space Cross-Functional Team, the service announced, effective this week.
The Defense Department's first emerging capabilities policy director is calling on the military to move with "responsible speed" as it works to quicken the pace of development, experimentation and integration of new technologies.
With the decade anniversary of the Pentagon's autonomous weapon systems policy nearing, the bedrock directive could soon be in for the refresh that some have sought for years.
Aerospace Industries Association President and CEO Eric Fanning has sent a letter to senior lawmakers urging them to pass a defense budget that is 3% to 5% higher than the current rate of inflation and wants them to do so before the beginning of the next fiscal year on Oct. 1.