A robust blend of news from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, NAVAIR, the Pentagon and beyond:

• Harris Corp. wins $8 million mapping computer contract.
• Rumor: $100 billion in new cuts in 2013.
• OMB asks for 5 percent and 10 percent cut strategies from Pentagon.
• FAA carving out 4 to 10 “bubbles” in airspace for drone testing.
• Capt. Smith defends Fire Scout at AUVSI trade show.
• Sense-and-avoid system gets new push after UAV collision.
• F-35s cleared to fly after two-week grounding. (subscription required)
• Weapons system testing next for JSF. (subsciption required)
• CACI reports fourth quarter revenue totalling $963.2 million, a 13.5% increase over FY2010.
• Comparison of unmanned cargo copters.
• Defense Industry Daily surveying customers about the performance of contractors.
• ManTech, Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin receive 70% of their revenue from the US government.
• Report: Arming the Shadow UAV.
• Video: Russia’s PAK FA fighter in motion.
•  Cobra helicopter now on display at Pax River.