As post-COVID-19 supply chain issues persist, General Dynamics Electric Boat has "outpaced" some key suppliers, forcing out-of-sequence work that's driving up costs and delaying construction.
Breaking Defense sat down for a wide-ranging discussion with former Under Secretary of the Navy Erik Raven following his August departure from the Pentagon.
The goal of such weaponization is to tie warfighter needs to the RDT&E cycle.
Thomas Mancinelli has also held positions at the State Department and twice deployed to Iraq as a Marine.
Given the election year, it's unlikely a new undersecretary will be confirmed prior to November's races being decided.
In this op-ed, Under Secretary of the Navy Erik Raven lays out why he believes Congress should support the service's 2025 budget request.
The combination of delaying F/A-XX development and shutting down F/A-18 production may not go well for Navy leadership when they testify to lawmakers.
The payoff is quicker tech insertion, avoiding vendor lock, and more room for autonomy, sensors, weapons, and mission growth.
Navy brass and lawmakers go back-and-forth every year about early ship retirements. This year looks like it will be no different.
One of the under secretaries compared the damage of a year-long continuing resolution to the effects of sequestration in 2013.
Any more "lapses" or "hesitation" could cause a backslide in the progress the government has already made, the MARAD chiefs said.
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President Joe Biden also announced Kristyn Jones as his nominee to become the Air Force comptroller.