Morning Coffee 9-9-11
A young boy checks out a MQ-8B Fire Scout on display at the 2011 Pax River Air Expo. (Photo by Jay Friess)
A robust blend of news links about Naval Air Station Patuxent River, NAVAIR, the Pentagon and beyond.
- Florida team gears up to deploy with Fire Scout. Northrop Grumman to get contract for heavier, more powerful version of the helo drone.
- Lockheed buys out, lays off 340 employees.
- How 9/11 changed government contracting.
- L-3 employee indicted for giving secrets to China (subscription required).
- Boeing gets $166 million for 11 new P-8A Poseidon planes.
- Sen. Kyl threatens to quit super committee if defense it cut more. Republicans feud over defense funding. Sen Forbes: GOP has not communicated well (subscription required) on defense cuts. Where is the strategy needed to drive the budget drawdown?
- GE says its future in military business depends on the success of the JSF.
- Defense Tech polls readers on the effectiveness of the Chinese J-20. Jane’s Defense Weekly analyzes role of Chinese carrier (subscription required).
- The Death Star: An acquisitions cautionary tale.
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.
