Megan Eckstein

The Navy plans to pair suppliers who cannot keep up with demand with additive manufacturing companies who can print parts around the clock to boost the supply.

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russell Smith is being investigated by the Naval Inspector General.

Ford won’t fall under the operational command of a regional combatant commander. Rather, it will conduct a “service-retained early employment” period where the Navy keeps full control over the ship’s activities and schedule.

A massive naval exercise in the Middle East, Africa and Southwest Asia includes unmanned systems and artificial intelligence tools at the heart of many of its scenarios.

USS Little Rock lost power and returned to port during its post-maintenance sea trials, two years after a similar incident involving its combining gear forced it to end its maiden deployment.

The Navy and Marines aren’t slowing their spending yet, despite worries of a full-year continuing resolution. If that CR does happen, some spending would come to a screeching halt.

Though the Navy had to take parts from carrier John F. Kennedy to make first-in-class Gerald R. Ford whole last fall, the Navy says it has enough spares now and won’t need to cannibalize in-construction ships to support Ford’s deployment this year.

The Navy won’t just assume that battle damage assessments and repairs happen during war games and live exercises. It wants to actually practice these skills on ships.