Posted by Java Joe on February 21, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Trump places the Space Force under the Air Force, although technically Congress needs to approve a sixth military branch.
Posted by Java Joe on January 14, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Acting DefSec Patrick Shanahan’s remarks during his 18 months at the Pentagon have spurred accusations that he is boosting his former employer Boeing, fueling questions about whether he harbors a bias against other big military contractors.
Posted by Java Joe on November 15, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The F-35’s external support systems are deemed the easiest entry points for hackers, leading the Air Force to increase efforts to plug F-35 cybersecuirty holes.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Boeing, cybersecurity, F-35, Fat Leonard, Florida ballots, james mattis, Jeffrey Breslau, Laughlin, Leonard Glenn Francis, Lockheed Martin, My Navy Portal, Val Verde Regional Medical Center
Posted by Java Joe on October 4, 2018 · Leave a Comment
Pax River completed a $10 million, two-story addition to the Atlantic Test Range headquarters and a $46 million second aircraft prototyping facility. The base was also awarded $41 million to add more housing this year and $67 million to design a new medical and dental clinic.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Atlantic Test Range, Boeing, Children's Democracy Project, infrastructure, Mat Winter, Mount Soputan, National Harbor, Pax River, SAFRAN Landing Systems, Sulaweis Island, Wedgetail
Posted by Java Joe on September 12, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The US military and Europe officials partner to minimize F-35 operating costs to assure sustainment and future purchase goals can be reached.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Boeing, F-35 operating costs, F-35B, Hauck, HMS Queen Elizabeth, Hurricane Florence, KC-46, mattis, military misconduct, Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Navy divers, Norfolk fleet, Pangang Group Company, Syrian jet
Posted by Java Joe on September 4, 2018 · Leave a Comment
President Donald Trump wants to freeze federal workers’ pay in 2019.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Boeing, Cmdr. Travis Zettel, F-22 Raptor, F-35 design flaws, federal pay raise, ISIS, lightning rods, MQ-25 tanker drone, NAVMAR Applied Sciences Corp., Project on Government Oversight, Russian Navy, Sen. John McCain, Talon, Target Arm, USS Bremerton
Posted by Java Joe on July 31, 2018 · Leave a Comment
DefSec Jim Mattis said that relations between the US and North Korea may be warming to the point that US forces could be allowed to return there to find more war remains of US servicemembers.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags 7th fleet, Boeing, border wall, Cyber X-Games, cyber-espionage, DoD software vendors, F-22 Raptor, F-35, Lockheed Martin, Maj. Gen. Samuel C. Mahaney, pilot retention, war remains
Posted by Java Joe on July 2, 2018 · Leave a Comment
Both the House and Senate are proposing $675B in defense spending. The House passed its version of the defense appropriations bill last week. Lawmakers will return after the holiday to reconcile their differences in the legislation.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags 18F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, anti-submarine frigates, Applied Research Associates, Applied Technology, BAE Systems, Boeing, Defense Appropriations Bill, Eurofighter, Freddie Lee, IAP World Services, jam-resistant GPS, KBRwyle, Light Attack Aircraft, P-8 Poseidon
Posted by Java Joe on May 23, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The Israeli F-35 became the first to enter combat, according to the head of Israel’s Air Force. The F-35s were used in two recent strikes in Syria, he said.
Posted by Java Joe on April 24, 2018 · Leave a Comment
President Trump signed a memorandum late last week that revises rules for export of military drones, including big target and long-range reconnaissance drones such as the Predator and Reaper aircraft.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags airmen retention, Boeing, drones, F-15 fighter, Lockheed Martin, military drone exports, Mira Ricardel, South China Sea, Space-X, The KeyW Corp., Truman Carrier Strike Group, United Launch Alliance, USS Harry S. Truman, Vietnam Pilot and Crewmember Monument