Inside the Navy highlights

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

1. The Navy's top Joint Strike Fighter official, Rear Adm. Roy Kelley, is skeptical the modified helmet that fixes green-glow problems will be ready for an at-sea test this fall.

Full Story: Navy official skeptical F-35 helmet will be ready for fall carrier test

2. The Navy is prioritizing capability, affordability and schedule -- in that order -- for the guided-missile frigate replacement program, according to industry day slides obtained by Inside the Navy.

Full Story: Navy prioritizes capability, affordability, schedule for future frigate program

3. The Navy's Ship to Shore Connector program must be rebaselined because of a test and training craft delivery schedule breach, according to a selected acquisition report obtained by Inside the Navy.

Full Story: Navy must rebaseline Ship to Shore Connector program because of schedule breach

4. President Trump is vowing to grow the Navy's fleet to 350 ships -- a nearly 26 percent boost over its existing inventory of 276 -- but naval experts and members of Congress are questioning whether he's focused on the right metric.

Full Story: As Trump focuses on size of Navy fleet, experts raise questions