Navy Lands F-35C at Elgin; Contractor Pay Cap in Immigration Bill
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Immigration reform bill contains a provision to limit contractor executive pay to that of the vice president, $230,700 a year. Without legislation the current capping structure will raise the contractor executive pay at $950,000, reports FCW.
Navy lands first F-35C at Elgin Air Force Base, Florida. WJHG.com reports the specs and You Tube has video that appears below.
Cuts in U.S. defense budgets were obvious with pared displays at Paris airshow, reports Global Post. Weapons-makers look to international markets to expand sales, reports Economic Times. Some countries are having second thoughts, says Business News, because of the JSF’s audit concerns about future affordability. The biggest challenge is the sustainment cost, the deputy Marine Corps commandant for aviation, told Reuters.
GE Aviation to produce an aircraft engine with a 3D printer, reports Defense Tech.
Boeing’s F-15 Silent Eagle, EADS’ Eurofighter Typhoon and Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter are competing for the contract to supply 60 new fighter jets to South Korea at an estimated cost of $7.3 billion, reports The Boston Herald.
No matter the budget outcome, the Navy will base 60 percent of the fleet in the Pacific says Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, reports Washington Business Journal.
Classified F-35 data not breached, says DoD, but cybertheft of unclassified data from contractors is a “major problem,” reports Military.com. At the Paris airshow, China’s planes looked a lot like U.S. planes, reports Defense Tech.
Experts speculate that Russian officials believe they will eclipse U.S., reports CNN’s Security Clearance.
Southern Maryland News reports, machinists and aerospace union more than two weeks into negotiations with DynCorp International without a contract agreement.
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