Inside the Navy highlights

By John Liang / July 9, 2018 at 5:05 AM

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

1. The Navy appears to have quietly decided to retain both contractors for the second phase of a large unmanned underwater vehicle program, according to Senate appropriators.

Full story: Senate appropriators: Navy will retain both contractors for XLUUV phase 2

2. A Defense Acquisition Board scheduled in June to review the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's follow-on development plan has been delayed as the program office continues to gather cost and time line data for the effort.

Full story: F-35 follow-on development DAB delayed as JPO refines cost, schedule estimates

3. The joint force is looking for institutional and operational reform in a new approach to information warfare, according to a draft joint concept obtained by Inside Defense.

Full story: Draft joint concept rethinking approach to information warfare

4. The Navy's Tomahawk missile program, which House lawmakers called "mismanaged," is now being scrutinized by Senate appropriators who want the Navy secretary to conduct a "full review" of the program in the wake of the service attempting to repurpose a large fiscal year 2018 funding increase.

Full story: Senate appropriators add to Navy Tomahawk missile scrutiny

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