New Blows Hit JSF Program
Quality assurance issues and a potential loss of exclusivity haunt Lockheed’s latest fighter.
Unmanned Strike Drone Begins Testing on USS Truman
The Navy begins testing how the X-47B UCAS-D will integrate with aircraft carriers.
F-35B Completes 2nd Airborne Weapons Separation
The F-35 Lightning II Integrated Test Force (ITF) accomplishes another milestone when an F-35B successfully released another weapon in flight.
X-47B Demo Barged from Pax to First Carrier Test Ops
Navy will use USS Harry S. Truman as the first aircraft carrier to conduct X-47B tests for carrier deck handling of an unmanned aircraft.
Morning Coffee: China Conducts Its First Carrier Landing
China lands a domestic version of the Russian Flanker on their test carrier.
FAA Halts Domestic UAV Testing Site Selection
Southern Maryland is vying to be one of the first site selected for testing unmanned aircraft in domestic civil airspace.
FACE Team Shines at NAWCAD Commander’s Awards
Commander’s Awards ceremony marks the end of Rear. Adm. Randy Mahr’s command.
Rider Takes Command of VX-20
Cmdr. Jason Rider will direct testing of 22 different Navy aircraft at Naval Air Station Patuxent River.
CNO Greenert Claims the Navy Is Growing
The service is expanding its activities, especially in the Pacific, according to the Chief of Naval Operations.
Congress Finally Focuses on Sequestration
Suddenly, the public is far more aware of the “fiscal cliff.”
