Navy Yard Shooting Dominates Military News
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Latrobe Gate at Washington Navy Yard
Thirteen were confirmed dead, others injured, after a shooting rampage at the Washington Navy Yard Monday, including a suspected gunman identified as a former Navy reservist from Fort Worth, Texas. It is the single worst loss of life in the District of Columbia since an airliner plunged into the Potomac River in 1982, killing 78, Washington Post reports. The Pentagon, where 187 died on 9-11 , is across the Potomac in Virginia. SecDef Hagel calls it “a tragic day” for DoD and the nation. Navy security measures now under review, says The Hill. The Navy has issued an “Order to Account” for all Navy uniformed personnel, both active duty and selected Reserve, assigned to commands in the D.C. metro area. The order also applies to family members, Navy civilian employees, as well as, NAF and NEX personnel.
Navy info chief RADM John Kirby spells out what will be sacrificed under a FY14 budget sequestration scenario – including JSF, Osprey and other air programs, on Navy Live.
China’s J-15 carrier jets have likely entered into mass production, The Diplomat reports.
Joint Strike Fighter engine maker Pratt & Whitney expects to submit its offer for the production of the seventh and eighth low-rate initial production lots of the F135 engine to the government this month, Inside Defense reports.
Northrop CEO Wes Bush says there may be instances where the U.S. government should intervene to help preserve the high-tech workforce and supply chain, DoDBuzz reports.
Cessna parent Textron promotes the Scorpion, a new “affordable” tactical strike jet, in joint venture with AirLand Enterprises, FlightGlobal reports.
In first confirmation by scientific experts, U.N. inspectors said Monday there is “clear and convincing evidence” that chemical weapons were used in an attack last month in Syria that killed hundreds. The report did not establish who launched the attack, reports Military.com.
