Posted by Java Joe on February 27, 2023 · Leave a Comment
Naval Air Forces investigators found that pilot error caused an F-35C Lightning II fighter jet to crash onto the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson before sliding into the South China Sea last year. The error “was not conducted in a reckless manner nor with malicious intent,” according to the Naval Air Forces Command.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags 5G, BAE Systems, Boeing, C-130, F-35C crash, F/A-18 Super Hornet, Hardware Open Systems Technology HOST, IDEX defense expo, Jonathan Ortega, Juniper Networks, Lockheed Martin, mental health, NAVAIR PMA-209, Outlying Field Webster, rear admiral promotions, Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance, Ukraine
Posted by Java Joe on August 14, 2019 · Leave a Comment
82nd Airborne Division used the Black Hornet Personal Reconnaissance System last week to support a foot patrol in Kandahar province — it marks the entry of mini-drones into counter-terrorism efforts in Afghanistan.
Posted by Java Joe on April 30, 2018 · Leave a Comment
Nearly a year after the fiery crash of a Marine Corps Forces Reserve KC-130T killed 15 Marines and a Navy corpsman, most of the Navy’s C-130 fleet remains grounded. Only 10 of the 43 C-130s in the fleet are currently available for operations, according to NAVAIR.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Building Partner Capacity program, C-130, Dornier 228, Eurofighter Typhoon, European drone, Future Combat Air System, Geico Skytypers, KC-130T crash, Pax River Air Expo, Pax River Air Expo 2018, RADM Ronny Jackson, Rafale, RED Inc, Research and Engineering Development, S-97 Raider
Posted by Java Joe on August 11, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Smart phone technology is great, but not when you’re hiding from the enemy on a battlefield.
Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags Air Force, Amazon.com, B-2, B-52, C-130, Deborah Lee James, drones, F-35A, IT, KC-46A, Libya, Magic Carpet software, Marine Corps recruitment, MQ-9 Reaper, pilot retention, Saudi Arabia, Super Hornet