Morning Coffee
Leon Panetta
A morning blend of news from Pax River, NAVAIR, the Pentagon and beyond:
- Panetta confirmed as Secretary of Defense.
- NAVAIR drops $12 million for Osprey engines for the Air Force.
- Lockheed trying to sell JSF to India after its F-16 was rejected.
- Fire Scout crashes in recon flight over Libya.
- Chinese carrier to begin sea trials.
- Video tour of the AH-1Z Venom attack chopper.
- JSF needs “millions more lines of code” to reach full capability, but Burbage paints a “rosy picture,” and Lockheed releases a new video of test pilots praising the plane.
- JSF’s helmet-mounted display still facing problems.
- Boeing sees opportunity in JSF’s struggles…
- …And the Senate takes aim at JSF contract costs. (subscription required)
