Morning Coffee: House Tacks $4 Billion on Defense Bill
The bill is now $4 billion over the Pentagon’s request and $8 billion over what is permitted by the Budget Control Act.
AIR 4.6 Opens House, Ready to Make Deals
AIR 4.6 is not the first place you would expect to see an open house event, and it’s certainly not a place you expect to hear a sales pitch.
Morning Coffee: House Committee Kills BRAC Requests
Base closure proposals are all but dead for the year.
Morning Coffee: Lockheed Strike Rattles F-35 Program
Lockheed’s striking machinists spark speculation of dire impacts on the Joint Strike Fighter program.
F-35 Machinists Strike to Protest Lockheed Contract
International Association of Machinists says new contract cuts health care and pensions and allows outsourcing.
Morning Coffee: P-8 Starts Operational Test This Summer
Navy’s newest sub-hunter to move to next rung of testing.
Morning Coffee: Venlet Going to Congress for JSF Grilling
Congress is considering cutting the program even further.
F-35B Stealth Fighter Drops a Bomb
Pax River test crew verifies that the Marine’s STOVL variant of the Joint Strike Fighter can release a bomb from its internal bay.
Morning Coffee: DoD Aviation Plan Ignores Money Troubles
The Pentagon’s long-term aviation plan doesn’t seem concerned about Congressional wrangling.
Morning Coffee: Navy Buyers Warn Austerity Will ‘Hurt’
The Navy’s acquisitions brass warn contractors that the new era of austerity will bring financial pain.
