Search Continued Overnight for Black Hawk Crew
Eleven crew members are presumed dead in a UH-60 Black Hawk crash in dense fog while on a training mission out of Elgin Air Force base.
Cuts Could Cost the War, Warns Naval Chief
ADM Jonathan Greenert, Chief of Naval Operations, warned a Senate Armed Services Committee of risk & readiness consequences of budget reductions.
The F/A-18 Hornets Will Not Retire
VADM Mike Shoemaker, head of Naval Air Forces, said the F/A-18 Hornets will continue to be upgraded and remain in service until the F-35C comes on line.
Dunaway Spreads the Word: Open Architecture
VADM Dunaway makes no secret about NAVAIR’s goal of bringing more work in-house and using open architecture.
AUV Finds Battleship Musashi 70 Years Later
Sunk Oct. 24, 1944, in the Sibuyan Sea, Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen found the Musashi using an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle.
50th Anniversary: Op Rolling Thunder
Air Force commemorates 50th anniversary of Operation Rolling Thunder, the massive, B-52-led, first assault of a three-year, sustained campaign over North Vietnamese territory.
We Fear Russia More than China
Russia swapped with China and is this year our most feared enemy. North Korea holds steady in second place.
UAV Commercial Growth Won’t Wait for Government
More likely these industries will will lead the UAV industry: agriculture, energy, utilities, mining, construction, real estate, news media, and film production, according to a Business Insider Intelligence report.
County Gives State $1M Toward UMd Classroom
St. Mary’s County commissioners tossed $1 million in the pot to further bolster efforts to keep on track the $3.8 million construction of a Univ. of Maryland research classroom at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center.
US Military Strength is Insufficient to Global Threats
The conservative Heritage Foundation’s 2015 Index of US Military Strength concludes it is insufficient given contemporary global threats; . The Navy scores strong for readiness, not capability or capacity.