Carter Johnston

3 days ago | navalnews.com | Carter Johnston

The U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX has transitioned from its long standing Developmental Test and Evaluation period to a combination of Developmental Testing (DT), Operational Testing (OT), and Live Fire (LF) evaluation last month within the the Office of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation amid rumors of cancellations and contract awards. The transition occurred between December 2024 and April 2025—in the first quarter of FY2025.

6 days ago | navalnews.com | Carter Johnston

At day one of Combined Naval Event 2025, Gumbleton was keynote speaker for a session titled Strengthening Naval Power in a Contested Maritime Environment, emphasizing the difficulties of force generation, forward deployment, and force employment—as well as what the U.S. Navy is doing to overcome its current shortfalls to improve maintenance periods and planned incremental availabilities for future contingency requirements.

3 weeks ago | realcleardefense.com | Carter Johnston

HASC Earmarks $3.1B for Unmanned Vessel Production This is the first time the HASC’s reconciliation process has been used to directly add funding to the U.S. Department of Defense Read Full Article »

3 weeks ago | navalnews.com | Carter Johnston

The AIM-174B ‘SM-6 ALC’ has been given a first official nickname by Commander, Naval Air Forces, marking the first time the missile has been acknowledged with a name since Naval News originally broke the news on its operational debut in July 2024. The nickname was published in the 2025 Naval Aviation Playbook, Prepared and presented By Commander, Naval Air Forces at Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado, California.

3 weeks ago | navalnews.com | Carter Johnston

A massive $150 billion reconciliation bill pitched by the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) has moved to the House Budget Committee after a 35-21 vote, paving the way for the $1.012 trillion topline defense budget. This is the first time the HASC’s reconciliation process has been used to directly add funding to the U.S. Department of Defense; part of President Donald Trump’s FY2026 Discretionary Budget Request released this week.