Obama States that Military Sequestration Won’t Happen

Barack Obama

The Navy says it will begin planning for sequestration cuts as early as next month.

Dunaway: NAVAIR’s Funding ‘Pretty Stable for the Next 6 Months’

Vice Adm. David A. Dunaway

Meanwhile, Congress adjourns without fixing automatic sequestration cuts.

Lt. Tabert Gets the F-35 Hat Trick

Navy Lt. Christopher Tabert on March 23 completed the government acceptance flight for AF-14, a production-level F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter for the U.S. Air Force. In doing so, a Marine Corps official said he became the only military test pilot to fly the A, B and C versions of the F-35: the U.S. Air Force F-35A, the U.S. Marine Corps F-35B short takeoff and vertical landing model, and the U.S. Navy F-35C carrier variant. (Photo courtesy Lockheed Martin)

Navy pilot becomes the first military tester to fly all three variants of the Joint Strike Fighter.

Morning Coffee: Still Some Gold in Federal Contracting

Photo by RickC

The mine may be shrinking, but there are still nuggets to be found.

F-35 Starring in Top Gun 2

F-35C photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin

Lockheed feels the need, the need for speed.

JSF Shows Its Rack(s)

F-35A photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin

Stealth fighter can ditch its covertness to carry more weapons.