Hornet Crashes, On Way Home

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The pilot was killed in an F-18 Super Hornet jet crash in England on its way home to the US from the ISIS air war, reports The Aviationist.

Two MQ-1 Predator drones crash, one in Iraq and Turkey, reports Defense News.

F-35 ejection seat fix is expected by the end of 2016, reports Flight Global, meanwhile the safe weight for proper ejection continues to fluctuate.

General Services released this week a $460 million solicitation for support of US Cyber Command, not six months after the Defense Information Systems Agency canceled a $475 million RFP for cyber security, reports Defense Systems. The government is not releasing details about any similarities between the two requests.

Silicon Valley isn’t answering the call of military or Pentagon needs, “because they don’t see any benefit in getting involved in the labyrinth that is called defense acquisition,” FCW quotes Sen. John McCain (R-AZ).

It doesn’t take a Base Realignment And Closure round to hurt homestate economies, says Breaking Defense, which draws the assessment from a recent Army report to Congress regarding the 40,000-soldier reduction in July.

Russia has built a giant military base in the far northern Arctic where 150 soldiers can live autonomously for up to 18 months, reports Military.com.

Federal agencies’ IT plans are getting “C minus” to “B plus” assessments from the Office of Management and Budget as OMB implements the  Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act and prepares to post final rules by Dec. 31, reports FCW.

Making them longer and including symbols makes passwords stronger, says Technology Review.

Carlyle CEO puts the ‘A’ in STEM, saying the arts carry value a well as science, technology, engineering, and math, reports Washington Technology.