A-10 Mechanics Moving into F-35As
The JSF remains top dog in the DoD budget while research and development approaches 20 percent of the Navy and Marine budget request for FY16.
Augmented Reality Glasses Visualize JSF
With NGRAIN augmented reality glasses, JSF technicians can see renderings, instructions, and visuals of how the F-35 is to be assembled, each bolt is visible along with instructions and part numbers.
UCLASS Delayed Another Year
Questions about mission and platform requirements continue to delay the drafting of an RFP for the Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike System.
Next-Gen Bombers Likely Also in Classified Budget
Next-gen bombers and subs are in the DoD budget, but more funds are likely hidden in the classified budget.
DoD Budget Battle ’16 is On
The administration opened the DoD budget battle with Pentagon spending upped to a $534 billion baseline budget plus $51 billion to ongoing foreign wars.
Extreme Weather Tests JSF
An F-35B from Pax Integrated Test Force withstood extreme weather testing in the climactic lab at Eglin Air Force Base, FL.
GenX Fighter Jets in DoD’s 2016 Budget
The Pentagon will begin prototype development in 2016 for successors to the F-35 and F-22 fighter jets
Atlantic Test Range Gets MILCON Funds
Advanced Energetics Lab Complex at Indian Head is also in line for Military Construction funds in the FY15 budget.
Business Tells DoD to Reduce Contractors
The Pentagon’s Defense Business Bureau reports $125 billion in cuts over five years — including reducing contractors and reworking contracts and cuts in logistics, procurement, property management, HR, and healthcare.
No Sequestration Cuts This Year
The defense budget is expected to slightly decline through 2016 then gradually increase until 2021.
