Criminal charges against Capt. Dennis Turner were dismissed in July 2023, and a Virginia circuit court allowed expungement of the charges in December 2023. A trial scheduled for April 15, 2024, will mark the first time survivors of Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison will bring claims of torture to a U.S. jury. For industry to execute the plans in the Future Years Defense Program, major improvements will have to take place. The Navy's Osprey fleet is set to take on carrier logistics missions, replacing the aging C-2A Greyhound aircraft. A new Navy plan seeks to improve flexibility of forces worldwide, while allowing aircraft carriers to remain deployed for longer periods of time. At least three carrier strike groups have Project Overmatch capabilities aboard, a U.S. Navy spokesperson told C4ISRNET. Car-like carriages weighing up to 80,000 pounds are being launched off the carrier to test its jet catapult system. The Navy is testing out a program to embark therapy dogs aboard aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships. The Navy cut a submarine from its spending plan, but is pouring billions of dollars into supporting suppliers and helping increase their production rates. The Navy's fiscal 2025 budget request prioritizes near-term readiness and lethality and delays a number of larger, longer-term modernization programs. Load More