Inside the Navy highlights

Some must-reads from this week's issue of Inside the Navy:

1. The Navy plans to gain the trust of Congress that the service's acquisition system is agile enough to accelerate programs when needed by showcasing pilot projects, Inside the Navy has learned.

Full Story: Navy unveils plans to gain lawmakers’ trust in accelerated acquisition

2. House lawmakers are taking steps to shore up what they are calling a "crisis point" in military aviation, a plethora of accidents over the last few years, according to a summary of the House Armed Services Committee's chairman's mark of the fiscal year 2019 defense policy bill.

Full Story: House lawmakers looks to ‘crisis point’ in aviation mishaps

3. Whether Congress directs the Navy to purchase additional Littoral Combat Ships in fiscal year 2019 does not change the service's stance on buying at a minimum 20 guided-missile frigate replacement vessels.

Full Story: Geurts: Additional LCSs in FY-19 would not change 20-ship FFG(X) buy

4. The Marine Corps recently completed the operational assessment for the Amphibious Combat Vehicle, and is waiting for after-action reports before downselecting to one vendor in mid-June.

Full Story: Marines complete ACV operational assessment, downselect slated for June