Senate, White House Square Off over Sequestration

capitol hill

Senate wants details on how automatic defense cuts will affect DoD. HASC chair thinks Pentagon is secretly planning for it.

Navy Moves Forward with Powerful Poseidon Sensor

p-8a poseidon flutter test

Program is underway to develop a long-range, high-resolution surveillance radar for the P-8A.

Lockheed, Machinists Agree to Mediation

F-35 JSF assembly line

Machinists at the Joint Strike Fighter plant and at Pax River have been on strike for two months.

GAO Loses Confidence in the F-35

F-35B Joint Strike Fighter sunset

The Government Accountability Office recommends reduced funding for the Joint Strike Fighter program.

V-22 Crashes in Florida, Injuring Five

CV-22 Osprey

Air Force Osprey went down near Eglin Air Force Base.

CV-22 Tech Upgrade

CV-22 Osprey

NAVAIR publicly solicited five contracts Friday.

NAVAIR Upgrades the V-22

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey lifts off from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, during a successful biofuel test flight. The tilt-rotor aircraft flew at altitudes of up to 25,000 feet on a 50-50 blend of camelina based biofuel and standard petroleum based JP-5 fuel. (U.S. Navy photo)

Contracts solicited and awarded for the tilt-rotor aircraft.

Another 100 JSFs Cut?

F-35B STOVL

DoD considering 4 percent cut to F-35 total.

Ice Age for JSF?

ground test

F-35 production freeze could last four years.

Morning Coffee 8-12-11

CV-22 Osprey

Moody’s highlights V-22 Osprey as program likely to see cuts.