F-35B Shipboard Testing on the Chopping Block

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Navy to cancel F-35B shipboard testing this year if sequestration hits, according to Navy Times. It also plans to shut down four of its nine carrier wings (paywall), according to Inside Defense. The Pentagon will warn Congress of impending furloughs today, Politico reports. Time says the Pentagon is playing the sky-is-falling game when it comes to cuts.

Expect Pax River gate delays over the next two weeks as Operation Citadel Shield makes its annual return, according to Navy Times.

The Government Accountability Office tells lawmakers that no suitable technology currently exists to ensure that drones will “sense and avoid” other aircraft and that the FAA lacks the frequency spectrum to operate drones in domestic airspace, according to NextGov.

Politico reports that Congress members are scrambling to save their home programs from sequestration.

The Naval Aviation Center for Rotorcraft Advancement (NACRA) at Pax River begins testing corrosion sensors for aging helicopters.

Rear Adm. William Leigher says budget cuts will force the armed services to cooperate on cyber warfare, according to AOL Defense.