Mikulski Pressured on Wind Farm
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Senator Barbara Mikulski is being pressured by Maryland lawmakers, environmental groups, and wind energy advocates to remove language in the Defense spending bill to delay the wind turbine project in Somerset County, reports Delmarva Public Radio. The provision asks the Navy not to sign an agreement to develop the wind farm until an MIT study is completed on the impact of the turbines on NAS Pax River testing. Supporters of the wind project say that a delay could jeopardize the construction of the proposed 50-turbine wind farm to be built in across the Chesapeake Bay from the military facility.
The DoD relaxed restrictions on the F-35 jet imposed after the engine failure incident, reports Bidness, Etc. The stealthy jet can now fly for six hours between engine inspections instead of the previous restriction of three hours.
The Navy provides the president with a variety of powerful regional response options. A War on the Rocks commentary examines the paradoxical concept that the Navy’s reliability and readiness is a detriment to an ability to deter and conduct war.
Military transportation experts identified contractor problems that led to delays in the shipment of personal vehicles and aggravation for service members, according to Stars & Stripes. The transfer of the vehicles from trucks to container ships was not being properly recorded by International Auto Logistics, the new contractor in charge of moving tens of thousands of vehicles to bases around the world.
The Navy Times reports, Bibles are back in Navy Lodge rooms while leaders review the policy on keeping donated Bibles in the guest rooms. Last week’s announcement followed a backlash from religious, conservative and veterans organizations after officials with Navy Exchange Service Command ordered the Bibles removed in June.
A $1.8 million contract to design a common data link for small UAVs was awarded by the Idaho National Laboratory to BAE, L-3, Real Time Logic, Rockwell Collins and Cubic.
The US Navy announced an award to Boeing Defense and Security Systems of a $295.6 million firm fixed-price-contract for the procurement of 12 Full Rate Production P-8A Poseidon Multi-Mission Maritime aircraft for use in the US Navy and Royal Australian Air Force, according to NAVAIR News. The Navy will receive eight aircraft and the RAAF will receive four.
