Top Stories 2017: U.S. Navy Acquisition and Maintenance
USNI News polled its writers, naval analysts and service members on what they consider the most important military and maritime…
Report to Congress: Out of Breath – Military Aircraft Oxygen Issues
The following is the June 21, 2017 CRS Insight brief to Congress, Out of Breath: Military Aircraft Oxygen Issues. The…
Navy Review: Oxygen Systems Too Complex; Reporting, Investigating Methods ‘Flawed’
This post has been updated to include additional comment from Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Bill Moran in a…
Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Set to Answer Lingering Navy Acquisition Questions
Since the last Pentagon budget request 15 months ago there’s been a presidential election, a seven-month continuing resolution, a supplemental…
Navy Directs 30-Day Review of F-18, T-45 Physiological Episodes
U.S. Pacific Fleet commander Adm. Scott Swift will lead a 30-day review on “the facts, circumstances and processes surrounding the…
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…
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…
Boeing Pushing For New Engines, Advanced Cockpit on Super Hornets, Growlers
The Navy has plans to boost its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler capabilities in the coming years to match…
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…