Morning Coffee 9-2-11
F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter photo courtesy of PEO(JSF).
A robust blend of news from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, NAVAIR, the Pentagon and beyond.
- Architzel welcomes new NAVAIR employees.
- F-35B’s wing ribs have durability problems. Reduces life expectancy to 1,200 flight hours.Technicians have a fix for it. Military “all in” on the fighter program … or it’s in a death spiral.
- Military’s “Doomsday” planning will fail without defense secretary’s guidance. Congressional panels scheduled to begin defense deliberations (subscription required).
- What is wrong with this Chinese J-20 picture?
- Curtis Pusher replica to fly at Pax Air Expo.
- Trapnell family member returns to Navy Test Pilot School.
The Lexington Park Leader provides this link feature as a survey of the news affecting the military economy at Pax River. The opinions expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of the Leader’s owners or staff.
