March 29, 2024

New Blows Hit JSF Program

F-35C JSF night takeoff

Quality assurance issues and a potential loss of exclusivity haunt Lockheed’s latest fighter.

Morning Coffee: China Conducts Its First Carrier Landing

china carrier landing

China lands a domestic version of the Russian Flanker on their test carrier.

FAA Halts Domestic UAV Testing Site Selection

BAMS-D

Southern Maryland is vying to be one of the first site selected for testing unmanned aircraft in domestic civil airspace.

CNO Greenert Claims the Navy Is Growing

Adm. Jonathan Greenert

The service is expanding its activities, especially in the Pacific, according to the Chief of Naval Operations.

Congress Finally Focuses on Sequestration

capitol hill winter

Suddenly, the public is far more aware of the “fiscal cliff.”

Sequstration Could Be a ‘Disaster’ for Maryland

capitol hill

Congress is talking about fixing sequestration, but, so far, just talking.

Smaller Military, More Drones Under Re-elected Obama

Barack Obama

Re-election solidifies the national security priorities of the president.

Pentagon (Officially) Begins Sequestration Planning

Pentagon Capitol

Analysts see little hope for a fix to automatic defense cuts from the lame duck Congress.

White House Could Delay Defense Cuts Next Year

White House

OMB says the president has the power to delay sequestration for a few weeks until Congress delivers a fix.

Pentagon Withholds Payment Due to JSF Problems

F-35B JSF over Pax River

The Pentagon withholds $46.5 million from Lockheed Martin until deficiencies in the Joint Strike Fighter are fixed.