Morning Coffee: Navy Expands Plane Search
The USS Kidd, a guided missile destroyer, has now joined the USS Pinckney in the search effort for a missing Malaysian airliner.
Morning Coffee: DOD Budget Cuts Vs. Capability
How the Navy can find a balance between developing effective future capabilities while absorbing ongoing budget cuts.
Morning Coffee: Pentagon Cyber Budget Gets Boost
Increased spending will be aimed at improving cyber capabilities including cyber security, intelligence gathering, and reconnaissance.
Morning Coffee: Congress Should Shutter Some Bases
DOD says some bases are no longer needed as wars in Iraq and Afghanistan conclude but lawmakers want to protect jobs in their districts.
Morning Coffee: Pentagon Cuts 8 JSFs
Sources report the Pentagon will cut 8 F-35s from the FY15 budget and the White House will seek a $36 billion DoD plus-up in the FY16. Budget expert calls out-year projections “fiction.”
At Lockheed Martin, STEM Education Is Personal
Lockheed Martin is all about stimulating interest in STEM education and offering experiences that challenge aspiring students.
Morning Coffee: Gen-3 JSF Helmet on Track
Fixes to the Gen-2 helmet gained credence during tests last year with a surrogate aircraft flying from St. Mary’s Regional Airport close to NAS:PAX, the resulting Gen-3 is slated for testing this year.
Morning Coffee: F-35C Passes Tailhook Tests
The Navy’s F-35C, the most likely JSF variant to be cut, passed 36 roll-in arrestment tests in January at Lakehurst.
Morning Coffee: Nuclear Cheating Expands to Navy
Adm. John Richardson, director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, said of 16,000 sailors in the program, less than one percent are involved, and no students.
Morning Coffee: Navy Cryptologist Likely to Lead NSA
VADM Michael S. Rogers has long been seen as a likely candidate to lead NSA and the Pentagon’s cyberwarfare organization.
