Morning Coffee 8-16-11
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A robust blend of news from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, NAVAIR, the Pentagon and beyond:
- Aerospace Industries Association leads push to blunt defense cuts.
- Saab takes aim at Navy’s close-range ISR unmanned aircraft program.
- Video: UAV takes off vertically and then transitions to winged flight.
- South Korea believes JSF will make its schedule.
- China’s new carrier could be used for “territorial disputes.”
- Shi Lang returns to port after sea trials.
- Army attempts to strip jargon and acronyms from official communication.
- ‘Golden decade‘ for defense contractors drawing to a close.
- PDF: JP Morgan downgrades outlook for defense companies in debt deal fallout.
