March 29, 2024

F-35’s Blind Spot Sparks Survivability Debate

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The Washington Times quotes a leaked Pentagon report as saying the Joint Strike Fighter will get shot down in a dog fight. Wired says it all comes down to the blind spot. Meanwhile, the Maryland Senate advances a tax break for Lockheed Martin, the Washington Post reports. Pratt & Whitney says that budget cuts are making it harder to … cut costs on the F-35, according to Reuters.

F-35 transonicSkepticism abounds on the Hill after dire sequestration warnings, Defense News reports. Time charts the reason.

St. Mary’s County applies for a grant to find other sources of economic growth, The Enterprise reports.

CNO Environmental Awards recognize the work of Pax River’s E-2/C-2 aircraft program teams.

The Port Hueneme City Council endorses the Navy’s plan to base the Triton program at Point Mugu, California, according to NBC 4.

The GAO says flaws in BRAC accounting made it seem like the program saved double what it actually did, Government Executive reports.

NAVAIR gives Wyle a $24 million drone testing contract, Avionics Intelligence reports. Other NAVAIR contracts: Raytheon gets $12.7 million for services in support of Tomahawk missile depot maintenance; Boeing gets $12.3 million more for services on three P-8A Training Systems to provide training for P-8A aircraft that operate with a Test Release 12 (TR-12) aircraft software version; and Insitu gets $7.8 million more for operational and maintenance services in support of the ScanEagle Unmanned Aerial Systems.

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