Navy: 2017 Budget Request Supports Priorities Despite DoD-Imposed Changes
The Navy fared well during late-in-the-game Fiscal Year 2017 budget negotiations with the Defense Department, despite a widespread initial concern…
WEST: NAVAIR’s Unmanned Aerial Tanker Acquisition Will Be Leaner Than Previous UCLASS Effort
SAN DIEGO — The head of Naval Air Systems Command said the effort to build the Navy’s first unmanned aerial…
USMC Commandant Neller: Marines Made Cuts In FY2017 JLTV Buy To Save ACV, G/ATOR
The Marine Corps used its limited funding in the Fiscal Year 2017 budget request to protect the Amphibious Combat Vehicle and…
FY 2017 Navy Budget Adds 3 More Aegis Combat System Modernizations Over Next 5 Years
Ten guided missile destroyers will be fully upgraded to Navy’s top-of-the-line Aegis combat system over the next five years —…
Unmanned CBARS Tanker Air Segment Draft RFP Expected Later This Year
This post has been updated to include additional comments from the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Naval Air Systems…
Pentagon: $11B In Modernization Cut From FY2017 Request To Comply With Budget Agreement
The Defense Department made cuts from several big acquisition programs out of necessity, with a pair of decisions affecting the Pentagon’s Fiscal…
Video: Fiscal Year 2017 Department of the Navy Budget Overview
The following is a Feb. 10, 2016 video overview of the Fiscal Year 2017 Department of the Navy Budget.…
Document: Fiscal Year 2017 Department of the Navy Budget Slides
The following are the Feb. 9, 2016 slides outlining the Fiscal Year 2017 Department of the Navy budget submission.…
FY 2017 Budget: Tight Navy Budget in Line With Pentagon Drive for High End Warfighting Power But Brings Increased Risk
This is the final version of this post. PENTAGON — The Department of the Navy’s Fiscal Year 2017 lower-than-expected budget…
FY 2017 Budget: Navy Asks Congressional Permisson to Shutter Carrier Air Wing
The Navy will ask Congress for permission to deactivate a carrier air wing, which will save money and boost readiness in…