Inside the Navy highlights

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

1. After years of budget uncertainty, Navy officials are navigating their way through "uncharted waters" concurrently working on a fiscal year 2017 budget supplemental, an FY-18 budget request and a truncated budget for FY-19.

Full Story: Navy navigates 'uncharteed waters' working on budget requests

2. The Navy is studying the cost of installing Vertical Launch Systems on its San Antonio-class amphibious transport docks.

Full Story: Navy studying installation of Vertical Launch Systems on amphibs

3. The Navy will deploy systems developed for the Littoral Combat Ship's mine countermeasures mission package on other ships and shore bases as well.

Full Story: LCS anti-mine equipment planned for use off of other ships, shore bases