Navy Still Punching Above Its Weight
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The US Navy, punching above its weight from the start, remains a national player in its own right, according to a Daily Beast synopsis of Craig L. Symonds’s The U.S. Navy: A Concise History.
The Washington Post reports the Navy will nominate VADM Jan Tighe for Chief of Naval Intelligence, to replace VADM Ted Branch, whose access to classified information was suspended in November 2013 when he was swept up in a still-unfolding Justice Department corruption investigation. VADM Tighe became the first female to command a numbered fleet when she was named Commander of Fleet Cyber Command in 2014.
The Marines plan to up their hacking, jamming, and deceiving capabilities on everything, including new sensors and jammers on ground units, drones, the V-22 Osprey, and KC-130 transports, reports Breaking Defense.
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin company’s New Shepard rocket marked a third successful launch and landing April 2, reports Discovery; the first successful vertical landing was Nov. 23, 2015, another on Jan. 22, 2016.
MedStar reported 90 percent of its system running Friday following a data hijack early in the week. MedStar, which operates two Southern Maryland hospitals, follows similar electronic data hijackings and ransom demands of hospitals. The Baltimore Sun reports MedStar did not pay any ransom.
The Air Force deploys F-15s to Iceland, reports The Aviationist, to train with NATO and to deter further Russian aggression,” according to a USAF release.
A sleuthing archivist finds in Kansas City, MO, the original plans for the Wright brothers Flying Machine, lost for 36 years, reports the Washington Post.
The Navy awards two more Littoral Combat Ships to Lockheed and Austal, capping each at $564 million, reports DoD Buzz. Lockheed reports more than 12,000 people and 500 suppliers in 37 states contribute to the program scheduled to build 40 of the ships. This is a reduction of the original 55 ship program. Both the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of Defense say the Navy has “overestimated” its shipbuilding needs at the expense of other programs.
CNN has video of Navy testing a sub-hunting drone.
