Congress Unhappy With Ford-Class Inability to Deploy With F-35 Fighters
CAPITOL HILL – The Navy’s newest aircraft carriers are being delivered without the capability to deploy with the service’s most…
SECNAV: Navy Must Take Lead In Providing Industrial Base Cybersecurity
CAPITOL HILL – Securing the vast data-sharing network used by the Department of the Navy and its industrial base will…
HASC Chair Thornberry Doesn’t Anticipate Spending Dip in Next Defense Budget
CAPITOL HILL — A time of steady, predictable military funding could be at hand, the chairman of the House Armed…
Senate Passes Fiscal Year 2019 Defense Authorization Bill
The U.S. Senate passed its version of the Fiscal Year 2019 defense authorization bill, setting the stage for negotiations with…
SECNAV to Congress: Changes in Acquisition Will Mean More Money in Shipbuilding
CAPITOL HILL – Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer told the House Armed Services Committee March 20 that he would use…
Votel: Russia Not Capable, Willing to Help End Syrian Civil War
Time and again, Russia has failed to deliver the regime of Bashar al-Assad on Moscow’s promises to facilitate an end…
PACOM Harris: U.S. Needs to Develop Hypersonic Weapons, Criticizes ‘Self-Limiting’ Missile Treaties
The head of the U.S. Pacific Command said Wednesday that the United States is hampered in keeping pace with China’s…
Two Lawmakers Want ‘Groundbreaking’ Changes in How U.S. Navy is Organized, Communicates
ARLINGTON, Va. – Two lawmakers today said the Navy needed to make “groundbreaking” changes in how it operates to avoid…
Congress Questions Navy’s Plan to Phase Out Iconic Peacoat
Congress is questioning the Navy’s decision to phase out the peacoat – its best-known piece of outerwear – as part…
HASC Chair Thornberry Introduces Latest Defense Acquisition Reform Plan
WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Armed Services Chairman Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) unveiled his latest attempt to modernize the defense acquisition…