Foreign Military Sales – Opportunities for Pax River
The Patuxent Partnership briefing on foreign military sales described impacts from growing sales of US arms, defense equipment, defense services, technical assistance, and military training to foreign governments; a 17 percent increase in defense equipment exports since 2010.
Foreign Military Sales Program Set Jan. 10
The Patuxent Partnership will host Department of Defense military and government leadership in a program, “Foreign Military Sales Essential to US Defense,” at 8 am Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center.
TPP Panel Discusses Foreign Military Sales
“Foreign Military Sales Essential to US Defense” will be the topic of The Patuxent Partnership’s first briefing of the new year. Southern Maryland Higher Education Center will host the Jan. 10, 2017, event.
FY16 US Foreign Military Sales Fall to $34B
US sales of military equipment and services to foreign partners was down from FY15’s $47B total.
VX-1: Squadron That ‘Does It First’
The Air Test and Evaluation Squadron works between development of new weapon systems and their introduction into the Fleet, VX-1 is the squadron that “does it first.”
Furloughs Are In & First X-47B Carrier Launch Lands at Pax
Eleven furlough days announced same day as first carrier catapult launch of X-47B UCAS. Also, how ‘drones’ were named.
PMA-226 Marks a Year of an Expanded Mission
The Navy’s Specialized and Proven Aircraft Program Office (PMA-226) recently marked the first anniversary of its broadened mission.
Pentagon Holds Up JSF Testing Plan
The head of Operational Test and Evaluation wants the JSF program to determine how it is going to test the aircraft’s electronics.
