F-35 Budget Flies through Senate, Costs Predicted to Fall

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F-35 continues to please the Senate budget makers, reports Breaking Defense, also reporting top Marine aviator, Lt. Gen. Robert Schmidler, was assuring foreign markets the costs would be falling. Pentagon’s procurement chief says F-35 production will increase in 2015, reports Aviation Week.

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President Obama calls for further US and Russian nuclear reductions, reports CNN Security Clearance. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says DoD will continue nuclear investments, reports Defense News.

US and Russia work toward accord regarding cyber space, reports Defense Daily. (Paywall.)

Defense.gov links, DoD release of U.S. Nuclear Employment Strategy.

Senators call for more decisive action in Syria, reports Defense News.

Pax River jet pilot among eight selected by NASA for astronaut training, reports The Enterprise.

Draft specs for UCLASS seek “light strike capability,” reports National Defense.

Navy to receive funding for shoreline stabilization project on Patuxent, reports Targeted News Service. (Paywall.)

Composites World reports, Bell Boeing V-22 won a $6.5 billion contract for 99 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft.

Crisfield wind turbine project gets sign-off after adjustments to meet Pax River height concerns, reports Delmarva Now.

Vice Admiral David Dunaway visits Point Mugu & China Lake, shares productivity and morale concerns regarding furloughs, reports The Lighthouse, and also praises Navy leadership with keeping the service’s platforms in strong production positions despite budgetary restrictions.

U.S. News and World Reports says, the drone program testing at Pax River predicts a strong future for commercial drones.