Posted by Java Joe on June 11, 2018 · Leave a Comment
President Donald Trump arrived in Singapore on Sunday for a historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that could lay the groundwork for ending a nuclear stand-off between the old foes.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags AIRWorks, F-22 Raptors, F35B, foreign arms sales, hypersonic weapons, Littoral Combat Ships, Lockheed Martin, Mark Esper, NATO, North Korean summit, Six3 Advanced Systems, underwater data centers
Posted by Java Joe on November 21, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Though the defense policy bill passed by Congress won’t create a new branch of the military dedicated to space, it does make changes that lay the groundwork for a Space Corps to become a reality in the near future. One analyst says, “This issue is not dead at all.”
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Argentine submarine, artificial intelligence, Benfold, E-2D Hawkeye, East China Sea, Gen. Mark Milley, John C. Grimberg Co., Joint Tactical Information Distribution System, JTIDS, Link 16, Littoral Combat Ships, Lockheed Martin, Mark Esper, MQ-25 Stingray, pilot retention, retention bonuses, Space Corps, troops in Somalia
Posted by Java Joe on October 3, 2017 · Leave a Comment
A Coast Guard report says the primary cause of the 2015 sinking of the cargo ship El Faro, which killed all 33 aboard, was the captain underestimating the strength of a hurricane and overestimating the ship’s strength.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags AIS, Automatic Identification System, Capt. Michael Davidson, Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter, David Shulkin, El Faro, Mark Esper, MV-22B Osprey, NAS Pax community service, P-8 Poseidon, rex tillerson
Posted by Java Joe on July 31, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Lower costs and international buyers are what the F-35 fighter jet needs to meet the number of aircraft the Pentagon can buy; $3.7 billion interim payment heading to Lockheed Martin for 50 F-35s earmarked for non-US customers.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Adm. John Richardson, F-35, Gen. Mark Milley, John Duckett, KC-130T crash, Mark Esper, Nicolet Basketball Association, Patriot Construction, transgender, VA Choice, Veterans Affairs Choice
