March 28, 2024

Could the JSF Go Unmanned?

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The U.S. Naval Institute speculates that the Joint Strike Fighter could be flown unmanned. Lockheed and the government are still negotiating a deal for the next 32 F-35s, Defense News reports.

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F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter

Wired reports that incompetence has sunk the idea of a Navy Green Fleet.

Democrats make the latest taunt in Congress’ ongoing game of sequestration chicken, AOL Defense reports. For federal workers, the conflict between targeted cuts and sequestration is a pick-your-poison choice, according to the Washington Post. The Hill says sequestration would put 600,000 federal jobs at risk. Navy Times cites a survey that says most Americans approve of defense cuts.

Rear Adm. Jeffery R. Penfield (biography), currently serving as commander of Fleet Readiness Centers at Pax River, will be assigned as commander of Operational Test and Evaluation Force in Norfolk, Va.

Boeing gets $22.7 million more from for a NAVAIR contract for the procurement of 2,384 direct attack moving target weapons, including shipping containers.

FlightGlobal takes a hop in the Super Hornet with Cmdr. Jonathan “Gabby” Wise of Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic. Boeing sees growth in U.S. and abroad for the F/A-18, Aviation Week reports.

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