May 3, 2024

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.

Morning Coffee: Navy Kicks Off the Search for Next Fighter

The Navy releases a request for information about the generation beyond the Joint Strike Fighter.

Morning Coffee: No Mechanical Failure in V-22 Crash?

v-22 osprey landing

V-22 fleet is not grounded, suggesting the crash was not caused by a mechanical issue.

Morning Coffee: Crash Unlikely to Hurt Osprey Program

Osprey

Marines have too much love for the tiltrotor aircraft.

Morning Coffee: Navy Releases Details on Fire Scout Crashes

Statement says the incidents were unrelated.

F-35C Pushin’ Into Overdrive

Navy releases video of the Joint Strike Fighter variant doing high-speed passes over Naval Air Station Patuxent River.

Lt. Tabert Gets the F-35 Hat Trick

Navy pilot becomes the first military tester to fly all three variants of the Joint Strike Fighter.

Morning Coffee: The Billion-Dollar Seahawk Upgrade

NAVAIR awards Lockheed with $1 billion Seahawk helicopter update contract.

Morning Coffee: The Cloud Gets Complex for Government

Agencies now faced with different flavors and solutions of cloud computing.

Morning Coffee: Pentagon Says F-35 Wobbly, but Stabilizing

Meanwhile, Canada’s top auditor blasts the Joint Strike Fighter program.