Posted by Editor on January 15, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Lightning vulnerability, late software, high costs and lowered performance plague the aircraft.
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Posted by Editor on January 14, 2013 · Leave a Comment
The high-tech helmet isn’t ready, and the F-35B is developing cracks, according to the DOT&E report.
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Category Morning Coffee · Tags Chuck Hagel, cybersecurity, DOT&E, F-35B, Fiscal cliff, furloughs, JSF, MQ-4C Triton, MV-22 Osprey, Pentagon, sequestration
Posted by Editor on January 9, 2013 · Leave a Comment
The Navy’s first stealth aircraft trainer will head to Florida to hone the skills of F-35C pilots.
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Category Morning Coffee · Tags budget, Chuck Hagel, drones, F-35C, Fiscal cliff, Joint Strikje Fighter, JSF, NGEN, Pentagon, sequestration, UAV
Posted by Editor on January 8, 2013 · Leave a Comment
The Pax River Global Hawk plunged from 18,000 feet into an Eastern Shore swamp last year after operators lost control.
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Category Morning Coffee · Tags BAMS-D, budget, Chuck Hagel, contracts, CSC, Fiscal cliff, Global Hawk, NAVAIR, Northrop Grumman, Pentagon, sequestration, USS Enterprise
Posted by Editor on January 7, 2013 · Leave a Comment
The F-35’s big, noisy engine may be part of Lexington Park’s background noise, but other communities object to it.
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Posted by Editor on January 4, 2013 · Leave a Comment
A labor law firm is advising federal contractors to issue WARN notices in advance of the March sequestration fight.
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Posted by Editor on January 2, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Late deal delays the pain of sequestration cuts, but doesn’t solve the problem for defense.
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Posted by Editor on December 31, 2012 · Leave a Comment
A Senate deal to avoid automatic defense cuts falls through, and now sequestration appears inevitable.
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Category Morning Coffee · Tags Bell-Boeing, Boeing, Congress, contracts, drone, Fiscal cliff, General Electric, L-3 Communications, Lockheed Martin, NAVAIR, Northrop Grumman, Pentagon, sequestration, UAV
Posted by Editor on December 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Maryland Senator takes one of the most powerful seats in Washington.
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Category Morning Coffee · Tags Boeing, Capt. Ted Mills, Congress, contracts, Defense Authorization Bill, F-35, Fiscal cliff, Joint Strike Fighter, JSF, NAVAIR, OMB, Sen. Barbara Mikulski, sequestration