AUV Finds Battleship Musashi 70 Years Later
Musashi carried six to seven float planes launched from this catapult system. The planes were either Mitsubishi F1M2s or Aichi E13A. Source: PaulAllen.comAshton Carter
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It was one of the most technically advanced battleships in naval history, sunk Oct. 24, 1944 in the Sibuyan Sea, and Microsoft co-founder, Paul G. Allen found it this week. He used an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle to locate the Musashi, and with his research team will work with the Japanese government to ensure the site is respected in accordance with Japanese traditions.
Two weeks after the US approved UAV sales to allies, General Atomics announced its partnership with SENSER to offer the Predator B to Spain.
DefSec Ashton Carter, reiterated his predecessors reports to Senators, saying artificial sequestration budget caps threaten military readiness, reports Defense.gov. The administration proposes a $534 billion DoD base budget in FY16 plus $51 billion in overseas contingency operations.
The 2014 Naval Test Wing Atlantic awardees stand in front of the NTWL AV-8B Harrier static display aircraft which now honorably displays their names at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., Feb. 3. The 2014 awardees are Maintenance Officer of the Year Lt. Cmdr. Scott A. Brown, Flight Test Engineer of the Year Kristen L. Clements, Maintenance Chief of the Year Chief Aviation Electrician’s Mate (AW/SW) Karl W. Rinker, Sailor of the Year Logistics Specialist 1st Class (SW) Amber N. Heiser, Naval Flight Officer of the Year Lt. Cmdr. Marlin R. Smith, Test Pilot School Instructor of the Year Steven G. Potter and Test Pilot of the Year Lt. Cmdr. Patrick B. Bookey (not pictured). (U.S. Navy Photo)Image 2 of 2
Rep. Pete Visclosky, (D-IN), ranking member of the House Appropriations Defense subcommittee called obstacles to raising budget caps set by the 2011 Budget Control Act, “insurmountable,” reports Defense News.
Ranking Senate Budget Committee member Bernie Sanders (I-VT) asked to meet with DefSec Carter to reiterate his concerns with wasteful spending before considering expanding funding to pre-sequester levels, reports The Hill.
Capt. Brett Pierson, commander Naval Test Wing Atlantic, added a new honor to this year’s NTWL command award recipients, in addition to their names and photos displayed at the NTWL building, their names will be stenciled on the AV-8B Harrier aircraft on display near the NTWL headquarters building, reports NAVAIR.
Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald described to a congressional hearing a greatly changed VA with fewer facilities and involving public and private resources, reports Government Exec.
Two years of groundbreaking neurosignaling research and DARPA has a paralyzed woman flying a F-35 simulator with her thoughts, reports the Washington Post. “Unlike pilots who use the simulator technology for training,” reported the Post, Jan Scheuermann “wasn’t thinking about controlling the plane with a joystick. She thought about flying the plane itself — and it worked.”
Findings delivered at a local forum on addictions are mirrored by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention showing heroin overdose deaths nearly tripling in the US from 2010 to 2013, reports Reuters.
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded an $8,225,563 modification to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-firm contract (N00019-12-C-0004) for the procurement and delivery of electronic components to support low-rate initial production Lot VII F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft for the U.S. Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy and international partners. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas, and is expected to be completed in March 2016. Fiscal 2014 aircraft procurement (Air Force); fiscal 2013 aircraft procurement (Marine Corps and Navy) and international partner funds in the amount of $8,225,563 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire this fiscal year. This contract combines purchases for the U.S. Air Force ($4,883,926; 59.4 percent); the U.S. Navy ($1,542,294; 18.7 percent); U.S. Marine Corps ($1,028,196; 12.5 percent); and international partners ($771,147; 9.4 percent). The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
