March 29, 2024

Extreme Weather Tests JSF

An F-35B from Pax Integrated Test Force withstood extreme weather testing in the climactic lab at Eglin Air Force Base, FL.

Mikulski Optimistic on Avoiding Shutdown

Senator Mikulski believes that Congress can pass a stopgap spending measure by this weekend and avoid an October 1 government shutdown.

Quarter-Million in Uniform Overseas for the Holidays

Joint Chiefs of Staff Dempsey reminds Americans of the hundreds of thousands of service members and civilians workers who do not take holidays off from the job of keeping us safe.

The F-35 Boosts Into the Social Media

F-35C JSF formation

Despite escalating costs, the F-35 remains top priority to a military facing a shrinking pool of qualified engineers and a shrinking budget.

Space Planes, Spy Planes and Supersonic Planes

Lockheed, Boeing and Northrup have designs for NASA’s supersonic plane in 2025 and DARPA has plans for a space plane even sooner.

Pentagon Told to Take Steps for Shutdown

Pentagon Capitol

With a Congressional solution still beyond the horizon, the Pentagon gets ready for lights out, even as planning for the future of defense continues.

X-47B Sparks UFO Reports

X-47B UCAS-D cruise

Drone’s cross-country transport to Pax River alerted conspiracy theorists.

Can Super Comm. Agree?

A budget group examines the two parties’ positions in Super Committee negotiations.

Morning Coffee 7-25-11

E-2D Advanced Hawkeye catapult launch

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell formally repealed.