Morning Coffee 6-30-11

A potent blend of news from Pax River, NAVAIR, the Pentagon and beyond:
- Debt talks loom over defense budget.
- Gates says F-35 could face cuts.
- Lockheed claims $93 million direct economic impact from JSF in Maryland. See the national map.
- NAVAIR contracts: Boeing gets $130 million for Growler conversions, and Raytheon gets $10.4 millions for lasers.
- China could have 5th generation jet engines by 2021.
- Navy drops $2 million to start UCLASS competition. (subscription required)