Morning Coffee: Latest Global Hawk Doesn’t Test So Well
Global Hawk photo courtesy of Dysanovic
A morning roundup of news from Pax River, NAVAIR, the Pentagon and beyond:
- Block 30 Global Hawk deemed “not operationally effective.” (subscription required)
- Bell gets $7.2 million to buy upgrades for Marine H-1 helos.
- Asian buys could push military aerospace industry to $399 billion by 2015.
- Pratt & Whitney says F-35 engines could come down in cost as more orders are placed.
- Video analysis on DARPA’s plan for fleet-protecting UAVs.
- Afghani detainees escape and target Osprey carrying a three-star SEAL with a rocket launcher.
