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Royal Navy Intends HMS Queen Elizabeth to be Integrated into U.S. Carrier Operations

21 November 2019

HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) in the Chesapeake Bay outside Annapolis, 21 November 2019. USNI News photo

ABOARD HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH, IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY — The U.K. Royal Navy intends its largest, most advanced warship ever built to be considered interchangeable with U.S. Navy carriers, its top admiral said on Thursday.

HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) is indicative of both Great Britain’s return to carrier-based fixed-wing flight operations after a decade’s absence and the strength of its cross Atlantic...

https://news.usni.org/2019/11/21/royal-navy-intends-hms-queen-elizabeth-to-be-integrated-into-u-s-carrier-operations

USS Wasp Arrives In Norfolk, Completing Homeport Shift From Japan

19 November 2019

Sailors man the rails as the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) arrives at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia Nov. 18. Wasp returned to Norfolk, completing a homeport shift after spending nearly two years forward deployed to Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan and operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. Navy photo

USS Wasp (LHD-1) arrived at Naval Station Norfolk on Monday, completing a homeport shift after being forward-deployed to Sasebo, Japan for nearly two years.

Wasp had been...

https://news.usni.org/2019/11/19/uss-wasp-arrives-in-norfolk-completing-homeport-shift-from-japan

DSEI: Royal Marines Embrace Littoral Strike and Prepare to Forward Deploy

11 September 2019

Royal Marine sniper in front of HMS Sutherland’s helicopter on Jan. 7, 2019. UK MoD Photo

LONDON — The retirement last year of the Royal Navy’s biggest assault ship – the helicopter carrier HMS Ocean – was accompanied by dire warnings in the British press of the imminent demise of the country’s entire amphibious warfighting capability.

On Wednesday, the head of the Royal Marines, flanked by two senior colleagues and a navy commodore, overturned the forecasts by outlining bold new plans to return...

https://news.usni.org/2019/09/11/dsei-royal-marines-embrace-littoral-strike-and-prepare-to-forward-deploy

Marines Considering Flying U.S. F-35Bs Off of Japan’s Largest Warships

23 August 2019

An F-35B Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to land aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), while another F-35B Lightning II flies over on Dec. 4, 2018. US Marine Corps Photo

THE PENTAGON – Officials in Tokyo have requested Marines deploy F-35B fighters aboard Japan’s largest warships, a U.S. defense official confirmed to USNI News on Friday.

The service is now studying the feasibility of deploying short...

https://news.usni.org/2019/08/23/marines-considering-flying-u-s-f-35bs-off-of-japans-largest-warships

Two of Four Defense Committees Pass FY 2020 Bills; Differences In Topline Amounts

24 May 2019

CAPITOL HILL – Lawmakers in both the Senate and House of Representatives released Fiscal Year 2020 defense spending plans this week, focusing on increasing the Pentagon’s technological superiority to near-peer competitors.

The Senate Armed Services Committee marked up and passed its FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, which gives the authority to spend money on programs and activities. Separately, the House Appropriations Committee marked up its defense subcommittee’s FY 2020 defense...

https://news.usni.org/2019/05/24/two-of-four-defense-committees-pass-fy-2020-bills-differences-in-topline-amounts

Royal Navy-Friendly U.K. Defense Secretary Williamson Removed Over Huawei Leak

2 May 2019

Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson in 2018. U.K. Royal Navy Photo

LONDON — British prime minister Theresa May has sacked her defense secretary for leaking sensitive information relating to Chinese involvement in the country’s future telecommunications projects.

Defense chief Gavin Williamson – who fought off proposed cuts to the Royal Navy last year – was dismissed after allegedly telling a journalist that tech firm Huawei would participate in the rollout of the U.K.’s 5G wireless network.

The...

https://news.usni.org/2019/05/02/royal-navy-friendly-u-k-defense-secretary-williamson-removed-over-huawei-leak

Lockheed Martin Says New F-35 Supplier Contracts Will Reduce Aircraft Costs

18 April 2019

An F-35C Lightning II fighter jet, attached to the “Argonauts” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, flies in formation for a photo exercise in Lemoore, Calif., on Nov. 16, 2018. US Navy Photo

F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter lead-contractor Lockheed Martin reconfigured a host of its contracts with its suppliers to lower the aircraft price tag, improve readiness and control ongoing maintenance costs.

Lockheed Martin moved a raft of suppliers into performance-based logistics contracts or...

https://news.usni.org/2019/04/18/lockheed-martin-say-new-f-35-supplier-contracts-will-reduce-aircraft-costs

Navy’s Next-Generation Fighter Analysis Due Out this Summer

4 April 2019

An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the “Tomcatters” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31 launches from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) on June 9, 2017. US Navy Photo

CAPITOL HILL — Just as the first Block III F/A-18E/F Super Hornets are rolling off the Boeing production line, the Navy is launching a new plan for what comes next, senior aviators told lawmakers Thursday.

The Navy is finalizing its analysis of alternatives (AOA), due within the next two month, Rear Adm. Scott...

https://news.usni.org/2019/04/04/42424

Service Secretaries Say New Weapon Systems Must be More Interoperable Among Branches

8 February 2019

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 1st Class Natalia Fraser signals to an AH-64A Apache helicopter assigned to the Hellenic 1st Army Aviation Division on the flight deck of amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD-24) on Jan. 7, 2019. US Navy Photo

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Remaining ahead of adversary capabilities means investing now in multi-domain and interoperable weapons systems, says the military department secretaries.

The Fiscal Year 2020 budget request, due for release within the...

https://news.usni.org/2019/02/08/41001

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