Dewey Receives Navy’s New Drone-Fighting Laser Weapon
The Navy announced that the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Dewey has a new laser weapon onboard, ODIN — Optical Dazzling Interdictor, Navy. The system was installed last year, but kept under wraps until last week.
Hoyer Report Highlights US Economy
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) sends weekly economic reports to members of the House of Representatives with news House members can use to discuss the state of the economy.
DoD Offering Support During Coronavirus Outbreak
The Pentagon has identified military installations that can provide housing for quarantined passengers traveling to the US through 11 major airports screening for the coronavirus from China. The list includes Joint Base Anacostia for passengers traveling through Dulles International Airport in Virginia.
MD Sites on List of Locations Where Agent Orange Was Stored, Tested
A new list released by the Defense Department shows locations outside Vietnam where herbicides like Agent Orange were tested and stored. Five sites in Maryland were on the list.
DoD F-35 Report: Hundreds of Deficiencies, 13 ‘Must-Fix’ Problems
A DoD annual report says the F-35 has hundreds of unresolved deficiencies and new problems are being discovered regularly. There’s a long list of issues that should be resolved, including 13 described as Category 1 “must-fix” items.
UK Welcomes Huawei 5G
The United Kingdom gives Huawei the go-ahead to build parts of the country’s 5G network, at a crucial time in the broader fight for tech supremacy between the US and China.
Navy Culture Shift = Re-Up Rate Increase
Officials believe that a change in Navy culture is the reason the service’s reenlistment rates have gone up.
Parallels to ’09 Crash of 737Max Predecessor Found
A review of the recent crashes to a 2009 crash of the predecessor to Boeing’s 737 Max finds parallels are striking, and also finds design issues and safety assessments noted in a review of the 2009 crash were downplayed or eliminated from the final report.
