Posted by Lexi Leader on June 30, 2021 · Leave a Comment
The US Marine Corps’ newest Intrepid Tiger II electronic warfare capability flew for the first time on an MV-22B Osprey earlier this month.
Category Leader Features, Pax River News · Tags Bill Mellen, Brian Taylor, electronic warfare, Intrepid Tiger II, Lexington Park Business and Community Association, Lexington Park civic association, Lexington Park MD, LPBCA, Michael Orr, Pride in Park, St. Mary’s County Community Development Corporation
Posted by Java Joe on January 7, 2019 · Leave a Comment
The Navy plans to commit $24 billion to buy two new Ford-class aircraft carriers under the same contract, a commitment that should save 5 to 10 percent over buying each carrier separately.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Afghanistan, Army recruiting, David Norquist, DefSec Patrick Shanahan, electronic warfare, Ford-class carrier, Fulcrum IT Services, Gen. Scott Miller, Get It Done Solutions, government shutdown, Jim Webb, Kelvin Droegemeier, military commissaries, Syria, the Eurofighter Typhoon, unmanned combat air vehicles, US Mexico Border
Posted by Java Joe on August 20, 2018 · Leave a Comment
Senate Majority Leader notes alleged meddling in US and European elections and the 2014 annexation of Crimea, saying, “The Russians are not our friends … [they] are acting like the old Soviet Union used to act,”
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Air Force One, Election security, electronic warfare, F/A-18 Super Hornet, Marines, Military Spending Act, mitch mcconnell, National Guard, Norway, Russia, Russian border, South China Sea, space force, university of north florida
Posted by Java Joe on June 25, 2018 · Leave a Comment
An F-35B that erupted into flames caused by a faulty bracket nearly two years ago has been struck by the Marine Corps, making it the first loss of an F-35 for the corps. The corps made the determination that the costs to repair the fighter would not be worth the return on investment.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva, coaxial helicopter, electronic warfare, F-35, F-35B, Fat Leonard, future of NATO, MQ-8C Fire Scout, NATO, North Korean summit, S-97 Raider, space force, VA electronic health records
Posted by Java Joe on June 14, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The chief of naval operations says the US Navy needs to rediscover its momentum and “get a fire in our gut.” ADM John Richardson was speaking on how the service can maintain its superiority at sea.
Posted by Java Joe on January 11, 2018 · Leave a Comment
An analysis of the F-35 finds the joint strike fighter an excellent fit into the demands of modern electronic warfare.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags A-10s grounded, Anna Mae Hays, Defense Enterprise Science Initiative, E-2D Hawkeye, electronic warfare, F-35 joint strike fighter, frigate, JSTARS, Little Rock LCS, SpaceX, US Cyber Command
Posted by Java Joe on October 23, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Remotely piloted Air Force drones were put to work to help combat the recent California wildfires. MQ-9 Reapers from the Air National Guard’s 163rd Attack Wing were put into service in Northern California.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags 2018 National Defense Authorization Act, California Air National Guard, COMNAVAIRLANT, cyber threats, DefSec James Mattis, drones, electromagnetic technology, electronic warfare, F-35C, F/A-18 Hornets, MQ-9 Reapers, P-8A Poseidon, RADM Roy J. Kelley, RADM Trey Wheeler, USS Carl Vinson
Posted by Java Joe on December 6, 2016 · Leave a Comment
As the clock ticks down to the end of the Obama era federal contractors are wondering what’s next?
Posted by Java Joe on July 26, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The USS Gerald R. Ford, with its $13 billion price tag, is the most expensive warship in history. Already two years behind schedule, it faces more delays after the Pentagon’s top weapons tester concluded the ship is still not ready for combat.
Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags CREW, electronic warfare, F-35, Green Berets, Islamic State, Israel F-35s, Lockheed Martin, MQ-25A Stingray, Remote Multi-Mission Vehicle, RMMV, Secretary of State John Kerry, South China Sea, Symphony Block 40, US Cyber Command, USS Gerald R. Ford
Posted by Java Joe on July 19, 2016 · Leave a Comment
What is the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s biggest threat? Some analysts believe it’s the fifth-generation Russian PAK FA stealth fighter, and that country has built six prototypes of the jet.
Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags Apache helicopters, CARAT, coup in Turkey, electronic warfare, F-35 joint strike fighter, fire control radar, Gen. Hawk Carlisle, Islamic State, MALD-J, RIMPAC, Russian PAK FA, Secretary of State John Kerry
