Posted by Java Joe on December 13, 2017 · Leave a Comment
ICE intelligence suggests small drones by Chinese firm Da Jiang Innovations (DJI) and purchased in the US were likely downloading sensitive US infrastructure data to the Chinese government’s cloud.
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Category Morning Coffee · Tags Ajit Pai, Dà-Jiāng Innovations, DJI, DoD audit, drone, ICE, KBR Wyle Technology Solutions, Mars mission, moon, NASA, net neutrality, Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program, transgender enlistment
Posted by Java Joe on December 12, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Global arms sales by the world’s top 100 defense contractors rose last year for the first time since 2010,
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Category Morning Coffee · Tags air-launched cruise missiles, arms sales, David Norquist, Defense Innovation Unit, DIUx, DoD audit, Ellen Lord, Essye Miller, Military Bowl, Navy football, North Korea sanctions, Pilot Training Next, SIPRI, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, submarine Dallas, the University of Maryland (UMD) UAS Test Site, TigerShark, UAS Test Site, USS Michael Monsoor
Posted by Java Joe on December 11, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The Pentagon’s office of the inspector general announced the start of the first agencywide financial audit. Beginning in 2018, audits will occur annually.
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Category Morning Coffee · Tags Army-Navy game, David Norquist, DoD acquisition, DoD audit, Ellen Lord, Georgia Tech Research Institute, government shutdown, IMPAX, jobs report, Mantech, ManTech Advanced Systems International, Patuxent River Naval Air Museum, Steny H. Hoyer, transgender military ban, veterans employment
Posted by Java Joe on December 7, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Canada dashes Boeing’s hopes for a buy of 18 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet jets, instead seeking an interim buy of used F/A-18 Hornets from Australia.
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Posted by Java Joe on December 6, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Weaponizing F-35s and new microwave missiles are among the developing arsenal of US counter measures in the face of North Korea’s continuing missile launches.
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Posted by Java Joe on December 5, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The Pentagon is drafting a list of desired technologies as part of a new modernization strategy to coordinate DoD’s research and development, including at US laboratories and government-funded research centers. The goal is to make sure that the military is aligned across the services.
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Category Morning Coffee · Tags Boeing KC-46 tanker, DefSec James Mattis, EA-18G Growler, EA-6B Prowler, flight simulation trainers, government shutdown, Patuxent River Naval Air Museum, Sen. John McCain, Sen. Lindsey Graham, skywriting, South China Sea, technology modernization
Posted by Java Joe on December 4, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Congress is scrambling to avoid a government shutdown. Republicans push for a short-term funding measure.
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Category Morning Coffee · Tags Army robots, cluster bombs, DefSec James Mattis, Diane Briscoe, drones, government shutdown, Greg Yellman, Lucian Niemeyer, NAVAIR, Niger, Nikki Haley, North Korea missile launch, transgender military ban
Posted by Java Joe on November 30, 2017 · Leave a Comment
A Navy P-8A Poseidon flying over the Black Sea was rocked when a Russian jet flew just 50 feet in front of the American aircraft, leaving the Poseidon in the fighter’s afterburners.
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Category Morning Coffee · Tags artificial intelligence, Charles Schumer, cyber war, cybersecurity, government shutdown, long-range missile, mattis, Melwood, military artificial intelligence, Nancy Pelosi, NSA, sheldon Whitehouse, Turkey
Posted by Java Joe on November 29, 2017 · Leave a Comment
US indicts three Chinese nationals for hacking into Moody’s Analytics, Siemens AG, and Trimble computer networks, alleging the hackers used email phishing scams and malware to try to steal business secrets.
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Category Morning Coffee · Tags ARA San Juan, Blue Angel uniforms, Blue Angels, Chinese hackers, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, E-2D Advanced Hawkeye trainer, F-35, Federal Fumbles, Iron Dome, Jim Lankford, Norway, Pax River 1971, Rockwell Collins, sexual assault, Test Port, USS Fitzgerald
Posted by Java Joe on November 28, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The Navy is asking for proposals for multi-mission warships that would be more heavily armed — and slower — than the littoral combat ships. These new ships would be capable of shooting down airplanes, attacking other ships, and countering submarines.
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