It’s Going To Be Noisy For The Next Month
Communities surrounding the naval air station are advised that noise-generating test events are scheduled to take place.
Morning Coffee: New Radar for Super Hornet
A morning roundup of news from Pax River, NAVAIR, the Pentagon and beyond.
Ingenious Engine Tool Solves Tricky JSF Problem
Teamwork and ingenuity will save valuable time and money for the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter program undergoing test and evaluation.
Morning coffee
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFsFMYoUju8] Northrop Grumman unveils new manned/unmanned Firebird platform. Pentagon mum on stealthy Black Hawk parts from Bin Laden raid. Rear Adms. Gaddis and Grosklags nominated for promotion. Rolls Royce scores contract for CV-22 engine maintenance. Joint Standoff Weapon takes flight at Point Mugu.
Lashed to the deck
The F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter moved another step forward to shipboard testing on board USS Wasp.
DOD announces termination of JSF extra engine program
The FET has been instructed to preserve and deliver government property. The Defense Contract Management Agency will assume responsibility for termination settlement.
Fire Scout prepares for CENTCOM deployment
The Navy’s Fire Scout Unmanned Air Vehicle system is about to begin its first land-based deployment to U.S. Central Command this month.
Carrier JSF hooks up to Pax catapult
Navy F-35 flight test aircraft CF-1 approaches the TC-7 catapult at Naval Air Station Patuxent River March 22.
