Inside the Navy highlights

By John Liang / August 20, 2018 at 5:00 AM

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

1. When Huntington Ingalls Industries bought Camber in late 2016, it paired the government services company with six other businesses -- from an oil and gas company to its unmanned systems group -- to create a new division called technical solutions.

Full story: HII hunts for new opportunities with technical solutions division

2. China's strategy to become the world's science and technology leader relies on advances in dual-use technologies, such as artificial intelligence, likely to be driven by the commercial sector, but adopted by its military to fight "informatized warfare," according to a new Pentagon report.

Full story: DOD focusing on China's dual-use tech ambitions for new era of warfare

3. The F-35 Joint Program Office projects it will cost $643 million to upgrade 54 F-35C Joint Strike Fighters to Block 3F software between April 2016 and January 2020, among other modifications.

Full story: Navy will spend $643M to upgrade 54 F-35Cs, including software to Block 3F

4. When President Trump signed the 2019 defense policy bill on Aug. 13, he authorized multiyear buys of two major aircraft programs for the Navy.

Full story: NDAA authorizes multiyear deals for Hawkeyes, Super Hornets

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