The US Navy takes delivery of a new surface combatant while Turkey commences operations of a locally-built armed unmanned craft. Work is underway on new unmanned underwat ..
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GAO Report on Risk in Defense Industrial Base
The following is the July 7, 2022, Government Accountability Office report, Defense Industrial Base DoD Should Take Actions to Strengthen Its Risk Mitigation Approach.
From the report
The Department of Defense’s (DOD) Industrial Base Policy office does not yet
have a consolidated and comprehensive strategy to mitigate risks to the
industrial base—the companies that develop and manufacture technologies and
weapon systems for DOD. The office is using a combination of four previously
issued reports...
https://news.usni.org/2022/07/08/gao-report-on-risk-in-defense-industrial-base
US Navy commissions littoral combat ship Minneapolis-Saint Paul
The US Navy commissioned its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul, in a ceremony in Duluth, Minnesota, on Saturday, May 21. The L ..
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VIDEO: LCS USS Montgomery Fires Hellfire Missiles in Land Attack Test
An AGM-114L Longbow Hellfire missile launches from the Surface-To-Surface Missile Module (SSMM) aboard Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship USS Montgomery (LCS-8) on May 12, 2022. US Navy Photo
An Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship launched three Longbow Hellfire missiles that hit a land-based target in a demonstration last week, the Navy announced.
USS Montgomery (LCS-8) launched the AGM-114L Longbow Hellfire missiles in the Pacific Ocean, the service said in a news release. The...
Report to Congress on the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter
The following is the May 2, 2022, Congressional Research Service report, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program.
From the report
The largest procurement program in the Department of Defense (DOD), the F-35 Lightning II is a strike fighter aircraft being procured in different versions for the U.S. Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy. Current DOD plans call for acquiring a total of 2,456 F-35s. Allies are expected to purchase hundreds of additional F-35s, and eight nations are cost-sharing partners...
https://news.usni.org/2022/05/04/report-to-congress-on-the-f-35-lightning-ii-joint-strike-fighter
GAO Report on F-35 Cost Growth, Schedule Delays
The following is the April 25, 2022 Government Accountability Office report, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: Cost Growth and Schedule Delays Continue.
What GAO Found
The Department of Defense (DOD) has not yet authorized the F-35 program to
begin full-rate production. Full-rate production generally is the point when a
program has demonstrated an acceptable level of performance and reliability;
and in the case of the F-35, is ready for higher manufacturing rates. The delay in
reaching this milestone...
https://news.usni.org/2022/04/26/gao-report-on-f-35-cost-growth-schedule-delays
GAO Report on Littoral Combat Ship Program
The following is the Government Accountability Office report, Littoral Combat Ship: Actions Needed to Address Significant Operational Challenges and Implement Planned Sustainment Approach on Feb. 24, 2022.
From the report
What GAO Found
The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) fleet has not demonstrated the operational capabilities it needs to perform its mission. Operational testing has found several significant challenges, including the ship’s ability to defend itself if attacked and failure rates of...
https://news.usni.org/2022/02/25/gao-report-on-littoral-combat-ship-program
Report to Congress on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
The following is the Jan. 14, 2022, Congressional Research Service report, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program.
From the report
The largest procurement program in the Department of Defense (DOD), the F-35 Lightning II is a strike fighter aircraft being procured in different versions for the United States Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy. Current DOD plans call for acquiring a total of 2,456 F-35s. Allies are expected to purchase hundreds of additional F-35s, and eight nations are...
https://news.usni.org/2022/01/17/report-to-congress-on-the-f-35-joint-strike-fighter
VIDEO: Navy Wraps Up MQ-25A Deck Handling Tests on Carrier USS George H.W. Bush
A Boeing unmanned MQ-25 aircraft is given operating directions on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) on Dec. 13, 2021 in the Atlantic Ocean. U.S. Navy Photo
The prototype for the Navy’s unmanned refueling tanker has wrapped up deck handling tests aboard an aircraft carrier off the East Coast
The service performed tests of the T-1 prototype aboard USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) to assess how the aircraft functioned aboard the flight deck in winds of more than...
MQ-25A Unmanned Prototype Now on Carrier George H.W. Bush for At-Sea Testing
MQ-25A being lifted aboard carrier USS George H.W. BUsh (CVN-77) on Nov 30, 2021. US Navy Photo
THE PENTAGON – The prototype for the Navy’s unmanned refueling tanker is now aboard a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier ahead of at-sea testing.
Rear Adm. Andrew Loiselle, who leads the chief of naval operation’s air warfare directorate (OPNAV N98), told USNI News in a recent interview that as of Tuesday, the T-1 prototype is aboard USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77) for the ship’s carrier qualifications.
The...