Eastern Shore Drone Crash Caused by Faulty Tail
The Pax River Global Hawk plunged from 18,000 feet into an Eastern Shore swamp last year after operators lost control.
Top Ten Leader Stories of 2012
New development, a hurricane, stealth fighters and the fiscal cliff top the list.
Fiscal Cliff Could Be $10 Billion Worse for Pentagon
DoD officials are hoping to have flexibility in implementing automatic cuts.
FAA Halts Domestic UAV Testing Site Selection
Southern Maryland is vying to be one of the first site selected for testing unmanned aircraft in domestic civil airspace.
Budget Hawks Call for Pentagon Spending Cuts
Conservative members want non-defense items stripped from budget.
Pentagon (Officially) Begins Sequestration Planning
Analysts see little hope for a fix to automatic defense cuts from the lame duck Congress.
Pentagon Withholds Payment Due to JSF Problems
The Pentagon withholds $46.5 million from Lockheed Martin until deficiencies in the Joint Strike Fighter are fixed.
New Emphasis on Asia Shifts DoD Development Priorities
Hikes in Asian defense spending from large troop numbers and maintenance, not investment in research or equipment.
Rear Adm. Darrah to Take Command of NAWCAD
F-35 weapons system program manager will replace Rear. Adm. Randy Mahr.
