Navy officials have stressed during the budget rollout many 'hard decisions' were made due to the defense spending caps in the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023.
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.
On today’s battlefield, mobility isn’t optional - it’s mission-critical.
Navy brass and lawmakers go back-and-forth every year about early ship retirements. This year looks like it will be no different.