Posted by Java Joe on January 23, 2014 · Leave a Comment
“The future of unmanned systems . . . is focused on incorporating people on manned platforms with unmanned systems to create an integrated force.”
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Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags drones, eBenefits, F-35, Gen 3 helmet, Lockheed Martin, Mach 39, Pratt & Whitney, Ray Mabus, SecNav, Secretary of the Navy, Sochi Olympics, speed skating, unmanned systems, VA, Yemen
Posted by Java Joe on January 22, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Congress is considering a number of ways to further restore veteran benefits by making financial cuts in other legislative areas.
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Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags B-3, B61, BAE, biofuel, CIA, drones, F-15E, F-16, F-35, federal contracting, Halo Barrier, Iraq, Lockheed Martin, spending bill, Syria, veteran benefits
Posted by Publisher on January 21, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Amid continued security concerns at the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, the US has two warships and transport aircraft ready to evacuate US officials and athletes.
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Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags BAMS-D, E-2 Hawkeye, Lockheed, Northrop Grumman RQ-4A Broad Area Maritime Surveillance-Demonstrator, Phillipines, Russia, search and rescue, Sochi, UAS, UAV, Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics security warningss
Posted by Sheila Gibbons on January 20, 2014 · Leave a Comment
The president’s announced curbs on NSA data collection require complex and speedy action, prompting skepticism about how deep changes will or can be.
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Posted by Java Joe on January 15, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Contractor charged with attempting to ship thousands of pages of sensitive documents to Iran relating to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s engine.
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Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags 3D printer, Aegis, BAE Systems, diversity, dress uniforms, E-2C Hawkeye, E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, espionage, F-35 joint strike fighter, Iran, Lockheed Martin, Pax River coat drive, Raytheon, recruiting, Southern Maryland Sailing Foundation
Posted by Publisher on January 14, 2014 · Leave a Comment
AP video shows equipment to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons installed on the merchant ship. In DC, hopes grow that the omnibus spending bill will pass by week’s end.
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Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags Adiz, Aircraft Defense Identification Zone, Cape Ray, China, Frank Kendall, Jo Ann Rooney, Kelly Ayotte, Kirsten Gilligrand, South China Sea, Southern Maryland Sailing Foundation, spending bill
Posted by Publisher on January 13, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Pentagon leaders say a returned emphasis on R&D is necessary for the US to maintain its competitive edge as a tug of war continues between them and the services still looking to fill near-term needs.
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Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags Airtec, China Sea, eCASS, Electronic Consolidated Automated Support System, Kickstarter, LinkedIn, Mars, Mars One, nuclear warheads, Paula Paige, pioneers on Mars, Pocket Drone, Russia, Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics security warnings
Posted by Java Joe on January 9, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Congress may act this week to restore full cost-of-living adjustments for working-age retirees forcibly retired from the military for medical reasons. Restoration may be included in the omnibus spending bill.
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Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags COLA, credit card fraud, drone, FOIA, furlough, hardship duty pay, MQ-4C, Navy SEALS, Northrop Grumman, Slocum Glider, Southern Maryland Sailing Foundation, Steny Hoyer, Target, UCLASS, underwater drone
Posted by Java Joe on January 8, 2014 · Leave a Comment
A full fiscal 2014 Pentagon spending bill will be included in a compromise measure that must pass before next Tuesday night to avert a gov. shutdown.
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Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags BAE, Boeing, DoD budget, drone, F-35, F/A-18 Super Hornet, Global Hawk, K-MAX, Lockheed Martin, MQ-1, MV-22 Osprey, Northrop Grumman, Pentagon, Predator, same sex spouse, Tricare, UCLASS
Posted by Publisher on January 7, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Part of the Navy’s strong budget position is forward thinking cyber capabilities, cyberwarfare is seen as the nation’s most serious threat by national security leaders.
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Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags BAE, cyberwarfare, Defense News poll, Iraq, John Kerry, Jonathan Greenert, Navy, Pacific pivot, Panavia Tornado GR4, Russian Navy, South China Sea, UK Royal Air Force, us cape ray