With Walz Pick, Next VP Likely a Veteran
Both of the major party presidential candidates have selected a veteran for a running mate. VP Kamala Harris selected MN Gov. Tim Walz, a 24-year veteran of the Nebraska and Minnesota Army National Guards. Former President Donald Trump selected JD Vance, a former Marine corporal who served as a combat correspondent from 2003 to 2007, deploying to Iraq for six months in late 2005.
Good-bye, Dali
The Dali — the cargo ship that collided with and collapsed the Key Bridge on March 26 — left Baltimore Monday on its 170-mile journey to Norfolk, VA, with a stop at Virginia International Gateway to unload roughly 1,500 cargo containers still aboard. The Coast Guard provided a 500-yard safety zone around the Dali’s traverse of Chesapeake Bay.
Restrictions Limit How Ospreys Can Operate
Despite the V-22 Ospreys being given the OK to fly again, there are still restrictions that limit the tiltrotor aircraft’s ability to operate.
Candidate Chatbots Go Live
Chat2024 unveiled this week the AI-powered avatars of 17 leading presidential candidates. Each chatbot is trained on reams of data generated from at least a hundred sources. Users can query the bots individually, ask the same question of all 17 at once, or set any two of them against each other in one-on-one debates directed by user input.
Pentagon Reopening Brings Back Some Staff
The first phase of the Pentagon’s reopening is bringing back some employees who had previously been ordered to stay home and opening select entrances to the building.
F-22s Have a Failure to Communicate
What the F-22s have is a failure to communicate, with the F-35 and also the F-16 and other allied aircraft. The older fighter jet can receive communications, but cannot transmit its surveillance intelligence to the others.
Hornet Fighter Jet Crashes in Persian Gulf
Both pilots ejected without serious injury, the Hornet was lost, the crash occurred just after launch and was not the result of hostile activity.
Senate, White House Square Off over Sequestration
Senate wants details on how automatic defense cuts will affect DoD. HASC chair thinks Pentagon is secretly planning for it.
Navy Moves Forward with Powerful Poseidon Sensor
Program is underway to develop a long-range, high-resolution surveillance radar for the P-8A.
Lockheed, Machinists Agree to Mediation
Machinists at the Joint Strike Fighter plant and at Pax River have been on strike for two months.
