Morning Coffee 8-19-11
A robust blend of news from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, NAVAIR, the Pentagon and beyond:
- Harris Corp. wins $8 million mapping computer contract.
- Rumor: $100 billion in new cuts in 2013.
- OMB asks for 5 percent and 10 percent cut strategies from Pentagon.
- FAA carving out 4 to 10 “bubbles” in airspace for drone testing.
- Capt. Smith defends Fire Scout at AUVSI trade show.
- Sense-and-avoid system gets new push after UAV collision.
- F-35s cleared to fly after two-week grounding. (subscription required)
- Weapons system testing next for JSF. (subsciption required)
- CACI reports fourth quarter revenue totalling $963.2 million, a 13.5% increase over FY2010.
- Comparison of unmanned cargo copters.
- Defense Industry Daily surveying customers about the performance of contractors.
- ManTech, Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin receive 70% of their revenue from the US government.
- Report: Arming the Shadow UAV.
- Video: Russia’s PAK FA fighter in motion.
- Cobra helicopter now on display at Pax River.
