Contractors and DoD Must Change to Stay Competitive
Defense contractors and the US military must globalize and adopt more commercial practices.
Navy UCLASS Plans Disrupted by Congress
“Drones have disrupted the military’s usual way of doing things. And there’s a lot of pressure to get this program right.”
House Fears Cuts Will Damage Contractors
Sequestration cuts and the scheduled end of some major weapon acquisitions could damage the defense industrial base.
F-35 Completes Flight Test Milestones
Stealthy fighter successful in three separate flight tests including air-to-air combat capability.
Morning Coffee: X-47B to Fly with F/A-18 This Summer
This next test of the Navy’s full-size UAV follows a year of successful takeoffs and landings testing and most recentl an April night flight over NAS:PaxRiver.
NAS:Pax Invites Public to Midway Observance June 4
Patuxent River Naval Air Museum commemorates one of the 72nd anniversary Navy’s largest victories in history, the Battle of Midway, 11:30 am, June 4
Morning Coffee: Debate Begun on FY15 Defense Budget
In an all too familiar pattern, the defense budgets of the Senate, House, Pentagon and White House fail to match up for FY15.
Morning Coffee: Fell off the Burner
Circumstances well beyond The Leader’s control contrived to disappear Morning Coffee and a few other posts yesterday. Here we try to catch up.
Alternatives to the LCS Beginning to Arrive
The Navy taskforce seeking a future with or without the LCS is beginning to receive industry specs for alternatives.
A Pause for Memorial Day
Pausing at 3 pm on Memorial Day, says Moment of Remembrance founder Carmella LaSpada, is “a way we can all help put the memorial back in Memorial Day.”
