MQ-4C Triton Reaches Initial Operational Capability, UAV on 2nd Guam Deployment
After making several updates to the platform, the Navy’s MQ-4C Triton unmanned squadron is back in Guam for its second…
INDOPACOM: China Has Not Responded to U.S. Attempts to Establish Communication
China has not responded to any of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s requests to establish direct communication channels between its commander and…
Royal Australian Air Force Reactivating Squadron to Operate New MQ-4C Tritons
The Royal Australian Air Force will reactivate a squadron for the three MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicles it will start…
Report to Congress on Current, Future Unmanned Aircraft Systems
The following is the July 28, 2022, Congressional Research Service report, Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Current and Potential Programs.…
Report to Congress on the Future of Unmanned Aircraft
The following is the July 18, 2022 Congressional Research Service report, Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Roles, Missions, and Future Concepts.…
Hill Closer to an FY 22 Budget Deal as Navy Warns Against More CRs; White House Sets Pentagon FY 23 Topline at More than $770B
This post has been updated to correct the status of the latest Continuing Resolution proposal. The third CR for FY22…
SASC’s FY 22 Defense Bill Boosts DoD Topline by $25B; Adds 2nd Destroyer, More Navy F-35Cs
THE PENTAGON – The Senate Armed Services Committee Fiscal Year 2022 authorization bill adds an additional destroyer, a Spearhead-class Expeditionary…
House Bill Cuts Money for Navy Nuke Cruise Missile, Saves 3 LCS from Decommissioning
House appropriators are cutting development money for the Navy’s ship-launched nuclear cruise missile, preventing the service from decommissioning three Freedom-class…
Analyst Says Pentagon ‘Walked Away From the 500-ship Navy’
The Navy’s modest shipbuilding request as part of the Fiscal Year 2022 budget shows the Pentagon has “walked away from…
UPDATED: Fleet Growth Stymied by Navy Budget Request
This post has been updated with additional details from the Department of the Navy’s FY 2022 budget presentation. The long-delayed…