Air Boss: Navy Would Prioritize New Platforms Over Legacy Ones When Funding Readiness
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Navy aviation community has kept its transition to new aircraft types on track amid years…
Trump Calls to F-35 Program Head, Boeing CEO Led to Super Hornet, JSF Review
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two phone calls then President-elect Donald J. Trump made to the military head of the F-35 Joint…
Mattis Orders Comparison Review of F-35C and Advanced Super Hornet
Defense Secretary James Mattis is ordering a Pentagon review to compare the capabilities and cost between the emerging carrier-based Lockheed…
Panel: Trump Comments on F-18, F-35 Could Foreshadow New Defense Priorities
A change in military strategy “could dramatically change” what the military buys under the Trump Administration, a panel of budget…
First F-35Cs for West Coast FRS to arrive next week at Lemoore
The first F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters will arrive on the West Coast next week as the Navy prepares…
Compromise NDAA Language Invests In More Troops, Scales Back Procurement Of Ships, Aircraft
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate and House armed services committees have agreed upon a compromise National Defense Authorization Act for…
New U.S. Naval Aircraft Integrating for Longer Range Operations
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Navy has begun integrating its newest airplanes into the air wing and joint forces during training…
Opinion: Expanding the Distributed Lethality Web
The U.S. Navy’s Aegis Weapon System revolutionized fleet air defense at the height of the Cold War. The 1983 commissioning…
SASC Passes FY17 NDAA; Bill Would Preserve LCS Cuts, Fund Readiness, Buy Additional Aircraft
The Senate Armed Services Committee passed its version of the Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act on Thursday, laying…
Wrapup: HASC Passes FY2017 Defense Bill With Reagan-Era Spending Levels
The House Armed Services Committee this week passed a bill that gave the Navy and Marine Corps virtually everything they…