Inside the Navy highlights

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

1. The Navy is aiming to award the detail design and construction contract for the Ohio-replacement ballistic missile submarine program by the first day of fiscal year 2017.

Full Story: Navy plans award for Ohio replacement subs by October

2. The Navy did not effectively manage the acquisition and testing of the Advanced Arresting Gear developed to catch aircraft on carriers, and testing the system may not be possible when the Navy's first Ford-class carrier goes to sea trials later this year, according to a report on the program issued by the Defense Department's inspector general.

Full Story: DOD IG: Navy mismanaged development, testing of Advanced Arresting Gear

3. Huntington Ingalls Industries' Ingalls Shipbuilding unit was awarded three times the number of hours for dock landing ship replacement design work compared to General Dynamics NASSCO.

Full Story: Ingalls awarded three times more hours for LX(R) design than NASSCO