Posted by Java Joe on December 7, 2021 · Leave a Comment
The US Navy’s new MQ-25 Stingray carrier-based tanker drone demonstrator is now aboard the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier for the first time to begin deck-handling trials.
Posted by Java Joe on August 23, 2021 · Leave a Comment
China, culture, climate, and COVID. These are the four main challenges facing the US Navy, says NavSec Carlos Del Toro in his statement to the fleet.
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Posted by Java Joe on June 8, 2021 · Leave a Comment
The MQ-25 Stingray program’s first-ever aerial refueling of a manned receiver aircraft by an unmanned tanker was successful. The test took place June 4 out of MidAmerica Airport in Illinois.
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Posted by Java Joe on October 7, 2019 · Leave a Comment
The USS Gabrielle Giffords tested its Naval Strike Missile last week in the Pacific. The Navy’s new sea-skimming cruise missile is difficult to spot on radar.
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Posted by Java Joe on September 23, 2019 · Leave a Comment
The Vermont Air National Guard took delivery of the first two of what will become 20 F-35 jets. It is the first Guard unit to receive the aircraft.
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Posted by Java Joe on March 19, 2018 · Leave a Comment
New details and photos of Boeing’s MQ-25 Stingray drone are emerging and another prototype could be revealed soon.
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.”
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Posted by Java Joe on October 24, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The chairman of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee and 70 House members are calling for an agreement with the Senate to pay for 11 new F-35s, while at the same time adding $100 million to help the Air Force fund advance procurement for 2018.
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Posted by Java Joe on August 25, 2016 · Leave a Comment
DoD is falling short of its goals for bidding out contracts competitively.
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Posted by Java Joe on March 14, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Military spy drones used for non-war purposes over the US almost exclusively for disaster relief or natural disaster training, according to the Pentagon.