Unmanned Doesn’t Mean Fewer Aircraft Jobs
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Defense One reports, from repairmen to analysts, it can take up to 150 people to fly a drone over Iraq and Syria.
The Motley Fool provides a set of links to the 10 best selling fighter jets, 10 most popular military transports, but this week’s post on the top 10 military helicopters, discovers four of the 10 are American made.
Frank Kendall, the Pentagon’s chief of acquisition, continues to fight for his job against Sen. John McCain’s push to move weapons purchasing into the hands of the four armed services, reports Breaking Defense.
Stars and Stripes reports sailors remain uneasy with changing physical fitness standards.
Most of the 33 Navy College offices in the continental US will close by October 2016 in a huge reorganization, reports Navy Times.
The Navy releases lists of the first enlisted 38 females to report for duty aboard a submarine and 69 female alternates, reports Navy Times.
Marine Lt. Col. Timothy Davis relieves Army Lt. Col. Gregory Fortier as commanding officer of US Naval Test Pilot School during a June 18 change of command ceremony at NAS Patuxent River, reports NAVAIR News.
Virginia creates an Unmanned Systems Commission to start developing a unmanned systems economy for the state, reports UAS Magazine.
