Navy seeking to rapidly prototype new air-launched, stand-off missile

Navy seeking to rapidly prototype new air-launched, stand-off missile
Navy seeking to rapidly prototype new air-launched, stand-off missile

The service wants to produce up to 500 rounds per year and field an early version in fiscal year 2027.

Navy has completed F-35 ejection seat inspections; Marines at 90 percent

Navy has completed F-35 ejection seat inspections; Marines at 90 percent
Navy has completed F-35 ejection seat inspections; Marines at 90 percent

Earlier on Friday the Air Force announced that the majority of its F-35A jets were grounded to check on the ejection seat issue.

Senate cut to F-35C will delay ‘critical’ capabilities: Navy

Senate cut to F-35C will delay ‘critical’ capabilities: Navy
Senate cut to F-35C will delay ‘critical’ capabilities: Navy

In response to lawmakers, Navy says budget cuts will add $700 million long-term to retrofit fighters.

Destroyer, JADC2 Top Navy Unfunded Requirements

Destroyer, JADC2 Top Navy Unfunded Requirements
Destroyer, JADC2 Top Navy Unfunded Requirements

The Navy also asks for five additional F-35C fighters, an E-2D Hawkeye and 4 CMV-22s.

DoD Weighs More ‘Organic’ F-35 Maintenance; Bartering With Lockheed

DoD Weighs More ‘Organic’ F-35 Maintenance; Bartering With Lockheed
DoD Weighs More ‘Organic’ F-35 Maintenance; Bartering With Lockheed

“We’ve always been bullish on the program’s prospects, but admit we’re more worried than we have been in a long time,” wrote Roman Schweizer of Cowen Washington Research Group.

Top 10 Stories Of 2020: DARPA Dogfights To Polish Bridges

Top 10 Stories Of 2020: DARPA Dogfights To Polish Bridges
Top 10 Stories Of 2020: DARPA Dogfights To Polish Bridges

The list is an impressive marker of the breadth of topics we cover as we chronicle the strategy, policy and politics that decide the weapons America and its allies buy, and how we use them.

USS Bonhomme Richard Heads For Scrapyard After Devastating Fire

USS Bonhomme Richard Heads For Scrapyard After Devastating Fire
USS Bonhomme Richard Heads For Scrapyard After Devastating Fire

With repair costs coming in at about $3.2 billion, the navy is forced to walk away from one of 10 amphibious ships slated to play a big role in the competition with China

Get USS Kennedy Ready For F-35Cs, Congress Orders Navy

Get USS Kennedy Ready For F-35Cs, Congress Orders Navy
Get USS Kennedy Ready For F-35Cs, Congress Orders Navy

The Navy always planned to add F-35 modifications to its two brand-new aircraft carriers at a later date. But an annoyed Congress wants it done now.

First Multi Domain C2 Exercise Planned: ‘ABMS Onramp’

First Multi Domain C2 Exercise Planned: ‘ABMS Onramp’
First Multi Domain C2 Exercise Planned: ‘ABMS Onramp’

The Army is contributing Long-Range Army Fires, troops on the ground, and Sentinel radar. The Navy is bringing F-35Cs and a destroyer; and the Air Force will bring F-22 and F-35 fighter jets.

F-35 Readiness Rates Soar, From 55% To 73%; Price Drops 12.8%

F-35 Readiness Rates Soar, From 55% To 73%; Price Drops 12.8%
F-35 Readiness Rates Soar, From 55% To 73%; Price Drops 12.8%

The readiness rates were revealed this morning during a press briefing at the Pentagon to announce final agreement on the largest procurement in American history: the $34 billion purchase of 478 F-35s in Lots 12-14.

Lockheed Says It Can Fit 2 More Missiles In F-35 Bay

Lockheed Says It Can Fit 2 More Missiles In F-35 Bay
Lockheed Says It Can Fit 2 More Missiles In F-35 Bay

Adding extra firepower to the F-35 shows how loudly Lockheed hears the footsteps of Boeing’s F-15X approaching.

F-35 Parts Problems At Heart Of Low Readiness Rates: GAO

F-35 Parts Problems At Heart Of Low Readiness Rates: GAO
F-35 Parts Problems At Heart Of Low Readiness Rates: GAO

“F-35 aircraft performance is falling short of warfighter requirements—that is, aircraft cannot perform as many missions or fly as often as required. This lower-than-desired aircraft performance is due largely to F-35 spare parts shortages and difficulty in managing and moving parts around the world”

Navy Unveils $3.2B Unfunded List: 2 F-35s, New Laser & More Precision Strike

Navy Unveils $3.2B Unfunded List: 2 F-35s, New Laser & More Precision Strike
Navy Unveils $3.2B Unfunded List: 2 F-35s, New Laser & More Precision Strike

The Navy tells Congress it wants to get more deadly and sail longer. Quickly. Can you say unfunded requirements?

Navy Unveils Record Budget, Pushing Above 300 Ships

Navy Unveils Record Budget, Pushing Above 300 Ships
Navy Unveils Record Budget, Pushing Above 300 Ships

The US Navy now says it’ll reach 355 ships by 2034, while whacking F-35Bs and a carrier from its five-year plan. What’s the strategy?