The future USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) underway on its own power for the first time. The first-of-class ship — the first new U.S. aircraft carrier design in 40 years — will spend several days conducting builder's sea trials, a comprehensive test of many of the ship's key systems and technologies U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ridge Leoni
SFGate/Bloomberg: Navy busts $12.9 billion cap on costliest U.S. aircraft carrier
The Navy's costliest vessel ever just got pricer, breaching a $12.9 billion cap set by Congress by $120 million, the service told lawmakers this week.
The extra money for the USS Gerald Ford built by Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. is needed to replace faulty propulsion components damaged in a January failure, extend the vessel's post-delivery repair phase to 12 months from the original eight months and correct deficiencies with the "Advanced Weapons Elevators" used to move munitions from deep in the ship to the deck.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 11, 2018
China's Navy Prepares to Close the Gap on the U.S. -- Stratfor
Chinese Fighters, Bombers Ring Taiwan, Show ‘Upgrade in Combat Capabilities' -- Sputnik
Report: North Korea weapons could be flown to France -- UPI
Russia backs off Syrian air defense after Putin-Netanyahu meeting -- UPI
Flood gates could open on US drone sales to the Middle East -- Defense News
UAE extends military reach in Yemen and Somalia -- Reuters
Bolivia Is Landlocked. Don't Tell That to Its Navy -- The Wired
British Armed Forces in Need of Up To $28.5 Billion Over Next Decade – UK MPs -- Sputnik
German revenue boom raises chance of defense budget hike -- Defense News
US Congress wants return on $1.5 billion investment in Israel missile shield -- Al-Monitor
This retired US Army lieutenant colonel got a pretty big promotion — in another country’s military -- Army Times
Pentagon to keep backing Lebanon military, despite Hezbollah gains -- Reuters
Air Force deployed mysterious drone to Afghanistan to catch terrorist planting roadside bombs -- Defense News
Former Air Force chief of staff talks RPAs, budget cuts and his regrets about shrinking the force -- Air Force Times
F-22s & F-35s Will Launch Recoverable Gremlins Attack Drones -- Warrior Maven
The U.S. Army is Looking for Its First New Submachine Gun Since WWII -- Popular Mechanics
The Army is selling 8,000 of its iconic M1911 pistols -- Business Insider/Task & Purpose
The newest weapon in the US Navy’s arsenal is now under construction -- Defense News
US Navy Christens New Littoral Combat Ship -- The Diplomat
US Navy Wants New Anti-Missile Interceptor System for Surveillance Planes -- Sputnik
Grunts may be one step closer to getting this Ops-Core style helmet -- Marine Times
The Corps wants more Javelins as it phases out aging TOWs -- The Marine Times
Military investigating if two Marines played role in Green Beret's death -- NBC
Overrun and outnumbered, special ops soldiers fought to the end in deadly Niger ambush -- Army Times
The U.S. Military's Niger Ambush Investigation Raises More Questions Than It Answers -- The Drive
Niger investigation: What went wrong, what’s being done to fix it -- Army Times
McCain unlikely to tank Trump’s CIA pick -- Politico
House panel lays foundation for future space force -- Space News
What to expect from AI, space and other tech over the next 18 months -- Aaron Mehta, C4ISRNet
A retired Navy SEAL commander says he learned one of his biggest leadership lessons through a mutiny -- Richard Feloni and Anna Mazarakis, Business Insider
How a Mugger Helped Create the NSA’s Post-9/11 Surveillance Program -- Slate
