Good JSF Departure Test as Budget Battles Loom
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The Dewline reports, Lockheed Martin released video of an F-35A departure test at Edwards AFB.
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The Hill predicts battles in upcoming Defense authorization bill, sexual assault tops the list.
Defense Industry Daily reports, comments due by July 15 on proposal to clarify contractor responsibilities regarding counterfeit electronic parts.
N. Korea fires four short-range missiles over weekend, the fourth into the East Sea, reports Defense News.
President nominates N. Korea commander day before missile launches, reports The Hill.
Pentagon tells Congress N. Korea has 200 mobile missile launchers, says Yonhap News Agency.
Lockheed Martin expects an RFP soon for Navy UCLASS , AIN Online reports .
NAWCAD engineers invent a better underwater optics, reports The Tester.
Senate staffer looks to become Navy undersecretary among upcoming DoD moves reported by Defense News.
Gov Exec lists furloughs agency by agency, but the Navy isn’t there.
JSF officials push congress for testing upgrades regarding electronic warfare capabilities, reports Inside Defense.
A contractor trade association asks to delay separate cyber security rules for government vendors until all industries’ standards are developed, reports Next Gov.
Thomas Johnson bridge to be replaced, reports The Enterprise.
Combining vertical launch and naval weapons systems, Lockheed and MBDA (BAE is a 37.5 percent stakeholder) to explore global markets, reports Executive Biz.
Inside Defense reports, improving cost estimates for DoD major weapon systems, part of a plan to cut $500 billion in the next decade.
Number of activated Navy Reserve down, but according to Defense.Gov, a military-wide increase of activated National Guard and reservists.
X-47B tests through summer lead to a fast track Uclass program for the Navy, reports Aviation Week.
Eleven-day furlough plan will delay F-35, Aviation Week reports assessment from Lockheed Martin.
