April 24, 2024

House Bill to Stop Government Shutdown Introduced

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House Republicans have introduced a continuing resolution to prevent a government shutdown March 27.

Blue Angels Face the Budget Axe

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Budget cuts threaten upcoming shows by the Navy’s flying demonstration team.

F-35B Will Fly Again Soon

Marine version of the Joint Strike Fighter was grounded by a faulty fueldraulic line.

F-35C Testing Lags Thanks to Software

F-35C JSF catapult launch

Late software deliveries plagued the schedule of Pax River’s Joint Strike Fighter Test Team.

F-35B Testing Runs Behind Schedule in 2012

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The Joint Strike Fighter test team made lots of flights, but lagged behind on test points.

Hope Fading for Sequestration Deal in March

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One representative says he doesn’t think Congress is capable of a deal.

All DoD Workers Could Be Furloughed Under Latest Plan

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Virtually all civilian defense employees would be furloughed if Congress doesn’t resolve sequestration by March.

Congress Is Heading Over the Fiscal Cliff

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A Senate deal to avoid automatic defense cuts falls through, and now sequestration appears inevitable.

Fiscal Cliff Could Be $10 Billion Worse for Pentagon

Pentagon Capitol

DoD officials are hoping to have flexibility in implementing automatic cuts.

New Blows Hit JSF Program

F-35C JSF night takeoff

Quality assurance issues and a potential loss of exclusivity haunt Lockheed’s latest fighter.