GAO Report on F-35 Modernization
The following is the May 16, 2024, Government Accountability Office report, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: Program Continues to Encounter Production Issues and Modernization Delays…
Navy Pulls Second Destroyer from Search for Missing Malaysian Airliner, Moves Search Aircraft Closer to Australia
USS Kidd (DDG-100) has been pulled from search and rescue operations to look for a Malaysian Airlines plane that went…
Navy Issues UCLASS Notice Ahead of Imminent Request for Proposal
The U.S. Navy issued a pre-solicitation notice to industry on March 13 announcing that the release of a set of…
Navy to Hold Contest for New Anti-Surface Missile
The Navy plans to hold a competition for an anti-ship missile that could be used from the air or ships…
Why the Navy Wants More Growlers
The Navy is eyeing expanding its fleet of electronic attack aircraft to better fit into the service’s next generation plan…
2013 Prowler Crash That Killed Three Found to Be Result of ‘Pilot Error’
A U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General Manual Investigation (JAGMAN) into the March 11, 2013, crash of a VAQ-129 Grumman EA-6B…
Document: JAGMAN on 2013 Prowler Crash
The following is a U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General Manual Investigation (JAGMAN) investigation on the March 11, 2013 crash of…
U.S. Pacific Commander Defends 11 Carrier Navy
In a protracted discussion about how many aircraft carriers the United States needs, the top commander in the Pacific said…
Navy Zeroes Out Fire Scout Buy, Future of Program Unclear
The Navy has abandoned its plans to buy 17 additional Northrop Grumman Fire Scout rotary wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)…
Document: Congressional Report on China Naval Modernization and Implications for U.S. Naval Forces
The following is a from Feb. 28, 2014 report from the Congressional Research Service, China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S.…
New Budget Preserves Navy High End Combat Power
The Navy preserved development of future combat power over the next five years in its Fiscal Year 2015 $148 billion…