Posted by Java Joe on April 24, 2018 · Leave a Comment
President Trump signed a memorandum late last week that revises rules for export of military drones, including big target and long-range reconnaissance drones such as the Predator and Reaper aircraft.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags airmen retention, Boeing, drones, F-15 fighter, Lockheed Martin, military drone exports, Mira Ricardel, South China Sea, Space-X, The KeyW Corp., Truman Carrier Strike Group, United Launch Alliance, USS Harry S. Truman, Vietnam Pilot and Crewmember Monument
Posted by Java Joe on April 12, 2018 · Leave a Comment
Sikorsky is four years into its $1.2 billion contract to replace the president’s helicopter fleet with its VH-92A in 2019.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags drones, F-35, Lockheed Martin, Marine One, poison gas, presidential helicopter, Sea-Air-Space, Syria, VA, Veterans Administration, VH-92A
Posted by Java Joe on March 27, 2018 · Leave a Comment
Is the Veterans Affairs secretary on his way out? There are conflicting reports. Sources say President Trump is planning to oust David Shulkin amid a rebellion at the agency and damaging government investigations into his alleged spending abuses. Others say the president has confidence in Shulkin “at this point in time.”
Posted by Java Joe on February 26, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The threat of small unmanned aerial systems overseas – especially in Iraq and Syria – has been a key focus of top leaders from across the Department of Defense. The problem has become so acute that top officials in the region have made counter-drones the top force protection priority.
Posted by Java Joe on January 2, 2018 · Leave a Comment
What’s on the horizon for 2018? Shifts on the business side and reorganization of acquisitions and technology at the Pentagon, new focus on the warfighter, budget cap discussions, and even new uniforms for sailors, to name a few.
Posted by Java Joe on December 4, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Congress is scrambling to avoid a government shutdown. Republicans push for a short-term funding measure.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Army robots, cluster bombs, DefSec James Mattis, Diane Briscoe, drones, government shutdown, Greg Yellman, Lucian Niemeyer, NAVAIR, Niger, Nikki Haley, North Korea missile launch, transgender military ban
Posted by Java Joe on November 14, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Just one-third of the US Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornets were fully mission-capable and ready to “fight tonight” as of October, the head of Naval Air Forces told Congress. “The demand for naval aviation forces greatly exceeds our ability to supply those forces,” VADM Troy Shoemaker said.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags 787-10 Dreamliners, Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment Program Office, ALRE, drones, Dubai Air Show, F/A Super Hornet, naval aviation readiness, Scorpion ISR, Teal Group, UAVs, VADM Troy Shoemaker, Wallops launch
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 October 23, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Remotely piloted Air Force drones were put to work to help combat the recent California wildfires. MQ-9 Reapers from the Air National Guard’s 163rd Attack Wing were put into service in Northern California.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags 2018 National Defense Authorization Act, California Air National Guard, COMNAVAIRLANT, cyber threats, DefSec James Mattis, drones, electromagnetic technology, electronic warfare, F-35C, F/A-18 Hornets, MQ-9 Reapers, P-8A Poseidon, RADM Roy J. Kelley, RADM Trey Wheeler, USS Carl Vinson
Posted by S. Hunt Aero on October 12, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The St. Mary’s Airport Open House showcased the planes, drones, pilots, and businesses turning the airport into a regional hub of pilots and aviation enthusiasts. Visitors could see and touch, and in some cases climb into the cockpits of the aircraft filling the tarmac.
Category Leader Exclusives, Leader Features · Tags Airtec, Chesapeake Aviation, drone classes, drones, Ken Reed, Pax Aero Solutions, Piedmont Flight Center, s-hunt-aero, St. Mary's Airport, St. Mary’s County Regional Airport, Steve Bildman, UAS Test Site, UMd UAS Test Site