One day after the election, U.S. defense policy leadership remains stable on Capitol Hill, but it is unclear whether Democrats or Republicans will control the Senate.

Eight months after deciding to opt for a single-phase delivery of the USS John F. Kennedy, the U.S. Navy awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries an undefinitized contract award of up to $315 million to pay for the new delivery strategy.

The U.S. naval aviation community is conducting a study on how to toughen existing rotary-wing and tiltrotor aircraft for combat post-2030.