Posted by Java Joe on June 12, 2019 · Leave a Comment
The DoD-Lockheed Martin deal for hundreds of new F-35s will drive the cost per airplane below $80 million for the first time. It’s being called a “historic milestone.”
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Posted by Java Joe on June 10, 2019 · Leave a Comment
The US and Russia are blaming each other after a near collision between warships Friday in the East China Sea.
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Posted by Java Joe on May 29, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Despite Congressional objections, the Trump administration cleared $8.1 billion in arms sales for Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates by invoking an emergency exemption.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Bill oran, Bob Burke, Compliance Corp., Condor, James McConville, Joint Precision Approach and Landing System, Jordan, JPALS, Lockheed Martin, Middle East, Northrop Grumman, Patrick Shanahan, quals, Raytheon, Saudi Arabia, Stephen Kellogg, UAS, United Arab Emirates, Yokosuka
Posted by Java Joe on May 13, 2019 · Leave a Comment
President Donald Trump has made his choice for the next secretary of defense — Patrick Shanahan, who has held the position in an acting capacity since January.
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The Patuxent Partnership asks: What are the greatest challenges to mission readiness? Join the group for a full day of speakers and panel discussions on Tuesday, April 16, 2019, to explore readiness, sustainment, and moving forward together.
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The deadline is nearing to nominate an organization for The Patuxent Partnership’s Member of the Year award. Nominations are due Friday, March 29.
Category Leader Features · Tags AVIAN, Aviation Systems Engineering, Bonnie Green, HTii, Lockheed Martin, Patuxent Partnership, Pax partnership, Raytheon, Sabre Systems, The Patuxent Partnership, TPP
Posted by Java Joe on February 28, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Air Force Gen. Terrence O’Shaughnessy told a Senate committee that he sees no military threat coming from the southern border with Mexico, but his focus is on “very real” threats from China and Russia.
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Posted by Java Joe on December 3, 2018 · Leave a Comment
It’s a tall order from DefSec Jim Mattis, but the US needs more F-35s in the air. Ellen Lord, under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, says they’ll get it done.
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Posted by Java Joe on November 20, 2018 · Leave a Comment
Lockheed Martin’s experimental supersonic plane has officially entered production. Earlier this year, NASA awarded the company a contract to develop an aircraft capable of reaching supersonic speed without creating the sonic boom that comes with breaking the sound barrier.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Antares rocket, Australia F-35, B-21 bombers, climate change, defense budget, Deputy DefSec Patrick Shanahan, DoD audit, Gen. Joseph Dunford, Great Britain F-35, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Space X Falcon 9, SpaceX, supersonic aircraft, trade war, Turkey F-35, Wallops Flight Facility
Posted by Java Joe on November 19, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The Department of Defense failed its first-ever audit, but officials aren’t surprised. “We never thought we were going to pass an audit, right? Everyone was betting against us that we wouldn’t even do the audit,” Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan told reporters.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Deputy DefSec Patrick Shanahan, DoD audit, F/A-18B Hornet, Hong-20 stealth bomber, laser weapons, Lockheed Martin, North Korea missile sites, space force, T-38 Talon crash, US Africa Command, USS Sioux City
