Posted by Publisher on February 11, 2014 · Leave a Comment
First Lady Michelle Obama and Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez announce a commitment from 100 firms in the construction industry for 100,000 jobs for vets in the next five years.
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Posted by Publisher on February 10, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Fixes to the Gen-2 helmet gained credence during tests last year with a surrogate aircraft flying from St. Mary’s Regional Airport close to NAS:PAX, the resulting Gen-3 is slated for testing this year.
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Posted by Publisher on February 6, 2014 · Leave a Comment
The Navy’s F-35C, the most likely JSF variant to be cut, passed 36 roll-in arrestment tests in January at Lakehurst.
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Posted by Publisher on February 5, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Adm. John Richardson, director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, said of 16,000 sailors in the program, less than one percent are involved, and no students.
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Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags Adm. John Richardson, Air Force, Congress, Edward Snowden, F-35, James Clapper, Joint Strike Fighter, Lockheed Martin, NSA, nuclear scandal, UAV, US Navy, VADM Michael Rogers
Posted by Sheila Gibbons on February 4, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Focus is on budgets, as U.S. defense sales slip yet again and Pentagon struggles to rein in spending.
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Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags arms sales, Britain, China, DARPA, defense spending, France, Japan, Missile Defense, Northrop Grumman, X-47B
Posted by Java Joe on February 3, 2014 · Leave a Comment
The U.S. Navy’s Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellites may be able to significantly improve communication in the Arctic.
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Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags aircraft carrier, airfield driving course, arctic communications, BAE Systems, Catalyst Award, Chuck Hagel, Dassault, drones, FAA, Lockheed Martin, MUOS Satellite, Pentagon budget, sexual assault, suicide prevention, tanks
Posted by Java Joe on January 30, 2014 · Leave a Comment
A DoD acquisition executive responded this week to a negative report on the Navy’s Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft.
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Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags Boeing, CBP, China, Coherent Technical Services, COLA, CTSi, deer crashes, DoD, drone, F-35 joint strike fighter, Inspector General, JSF, Lockheed Martin, Operation Homeport, P-8 Poseidon, P-8A, Predator, UAS
Posted by Java Joe on January 29, 2014 · Leave a Comment
The future of Sikorsky, America’s leading helicopter maker, is being evaluated by its parent company.
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Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags 21st Century Sailors Office, BAE Systems, Boeing, Chuck Hagel, DARPA, drone, drone medals, F-15 Silent Eagle, F-35 Lightning, F/A-18 Hornet, F/A-18 Super Hornet, Joint Strike Fighter, Lockheed Martin, military compensation, Northrop Grumman, Sikorsky, South Korea, USS George Washington, UTC
Posted by Publisher on January 28, 2014 · Leave a Comment
VADM Michael S. Rogers has long been seen as a likely candidate to lead NSA and the Pentagon’s cyberwarfare organization.
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Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags Afghanistan, Congress, drones, F-35, Joint Strike Fighter, JSF, Lockheed Martin, military pension, NSA, UAV, Vice Adm. Michael S. Rogers
Posted by Publisher on January 27, 2014 · Leave a Comment
The Blue Angels remain a revered public face of naval aviation, which alone among the services continues the F-35 cost debate even as developing future air warfare strategies.
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Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags Boeing, China, Chuck Hagel, Congress, drones, F-16, F-35, Joint Strike Fighter, JSF, Lockheed Martin, Patuxent River Naval Air Museum, Scorpion, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Southern Maryland Sailing Foundation, Super Hornet, UAE, United Arab Emirates
