Business
The F-35 program is costing more and doing less, GAO says
Total sustainment costs are now expected to top $1.5 trillion, even as the jet’s mission-readiness declines.
Ideas
Defense concerns sink Korean bid for shipbuilder Austal
The Australian firm rebuffed a $662 million offer from South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean.
Threats
The State of the Navy 2024
Amid program delays and budget choices, new CNO vows more learning and "more players on the field."
Defense Systems
The Navy wants to make info-warfare training ubiquitous
The plan is to open three new training centers and integrate nearly two dozen systems into the live, virtual, constructive training environment.
Threats
With Red Hill’s tanks virtually empty, closure task force begins work
The redistribution of fuel to locations around the Pacific “will really make us safer,” commander says.
Science & Tech
The Navy is using robot ships to deter human smuggling out of Haiti
4th Fleet’s experiments with unmanned systems are a “game changer” for monitoring illicit activity, commander says
Policy
House passes $825B defense bill, racing the clock to avoid shutdown
Bill includes new money for ships, planes, ground combat vehicles, and AI.
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