Posted by Java Joe on April 9, 2019 · Leave a Comment
The new CH-53K heavy lift helicopter has had some struggles during its past year of testing but it will emerge as a capable and reliable asset for the Marine Corps, says Lt. Gen. Rudder, a Marine aviator.
Posted by Java Joe on February 11, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Fifty cybersecurity assessments of combatant commands and the military services by the Department of Defense reveal its missions and systems continue to be at risk of cyber intrusions, despite improvements in network defenses.
Posted by Java Joe on January 22, 2019 · Leave a Comment
The resurrected 2nd Fleet will become operational by early next year. The fleet will oversee the training of Navy forces on the East Coast. Expect the fleet to be “leaner, agile, and more expeditionary” than it was when deactivated in 2011.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags 2nd Fleet, Bell Boeing Joint Project Office, CH-53K King Stallion, cybersecurity, malware, missile defense strategy, Navy surface fleet, P-8A Poseidon, Rep. Elaine Luria, sealift fleet, SpaceX, VADM Richard Brown, veteran suicides, Vulcan rocket
Posted by Java Joe on June 12, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The Pentagon is hiring more civilian employees to support expanding investments in cyber, intelligence, engineering, shipbuilding, and logistics.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags CH-53K King Stallion, Chinese hackers, F-15 jet crash, high altitude anti-submarine warfare weapon, Indo-Pacific relations, Military Family Readiness Council, military spouse employment, MUOS Satellite, NAVAIR, P-8A Poseidon, Pentagon hiring
Posted by Java Joe on February 12, 2018 · Leave a Comment
RADM Gordon Peters will be the new boss of Naval Air Systems Command. He replaces VADM Paul Grosklags as the top officer at NAVAIR. Also at NAVAIR, RADM Brian Corey will replace RADM Mark Darrah as the program executive officer for unmanned aviation and strike weapons.
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Posted by Java Joe on November 20, 2017 · Leave a Comment
NAVAIR says the CH-53K King Stallion flew a 90-minute, first-of-its-kind, orientation test flight Nov. 7 at NAS Patuxent River for an Israeli Air Force official.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Afghanistan, CH-53K King Stallion, F-25, Hank Vanderborght, Heather Wilson, John Rood, Kristina Rickard, NATO technology, P8-A Poseidon, Ryan McCarthy, skywriting, Tricare, USS Ralph Johnson
Posted by Java Joe on October 31, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The US is amassing its military power in the Pacific region.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Afghanistan, C2-A Greyhounds, CH-53K King Stallion, drones, Ellen Lord, F-16, F-35B Lightning II, F/A-18 Hornet, F/A-18 Super Hornet, Greek Air Force, Henry Kissinger, M-60 Seahawk, Michael Griffin, mine-hunting, Modern Technology Solutions Inc., South China Sea, veteran suicides
Posted by Java Joe on July 11, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The CH-53K King Stallion completed its first long-range test flight from West Palm Beach, Florida, to NAS Pax River.
Posted by Java Joe on June 27, 2017 · Leave a Comment
NAVAIR is considering a shorter test schedule for its Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion helicopter program in an effort to save money.
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