Navy FY 2016 Budget Request Funds Washington Carrier Refueling, 12th San Antonio
PENTAGON – In its Fiscal Year 2016 budget submission to Congress, the Department of the Navy (DoN) asked for $168 billion, a…
Interview: HASC’s Forbes on China, Strategy and the Navy’s Year Ahead
As the chairman of the House Armed Services Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) has been both…
Pentagon Unmanned Review Set to Inform UCLASS Bid
A previous version of this post misstated the chairman of the Defense Acquisition Board. It is Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,…
Winter Arrives at ONR
The former head of unmanned programs at Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has taken charge of the U.S. Navy’s Office…
Top Stories 2014: U.S. Navy Acquisition
USNI News polled its writers, naval analysts, and service members on what they consider the most important military and maritime…
Navy Could Test Aerial Refueling on X-47B in 2015
If the Navy can get the resources, it plans to test an aerial refueling capability on its experimental carrier-launched unmanned…
Compromise Defense Bill Restricts Navy UCLASS Funds
The 2015 compromise defense bill, released on Wednesday, imposes restrictions on funding for the Navy’s planned production carrier-launched unmanned aerial…
UCLASS RFP Delayed Again Following Pentagon Meeting
The final request for proposal (RFP) for the Navy’s planned carrier-based unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has been delayed pending a…
UCLASS RFP Delayed Again Following Pentagon Meeting
The final request for proposal (RFP) for the Navy’s planned carrier-based unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has been delayed pending a…
Essay: The Legal and Moral Problems of Autonomous Strike Aircraft
The U.S. Navy’s move toward developing a carried-based unmanned combat aircraft might eventually afford the service the ability to strike…