Posted by Editor on September 21, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Maintenance and operations officers from Northrop Grumman recently became government employees.
Posted by Editor on September 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The redesigned tailhook succeeded in catching a test wire three out of five times.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Ashton Carter, Congress, contracts, Defense Authorization Bill, F-35C, General Electric, Joint Strke Fighter, JSF, Maj. Gen. Christopher C. Bogdan, NAVAIR, Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River, NAWCAD, Pentagon, sequestration, Smart Web Move, Southern Maryland Sailing Foundation
The keynote speaker will be Mr. John Chilton, SES, Senior Director, Operations Integration Group, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy.
Posted by Editor on September 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Navy’s C-37A executive lift aircraft’s satellite Internet access just went from dialup to broadband speed.
Posted by Editor on September 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Maj. Gen. Christopher Bogdan is in no mood for further Joint Strike Fighter testing and production shenanigans.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Boeing, China, Congress, contracts, F-35, Insitu, Joint Strike Fighter, JSF, Lockheed Martin, Maj. Gen. Christopher C. Bogdan, NAVAIR, Pentagon, sequestration, Sikorsky, Super Hornet
Posted by Editor on September 17, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Office of Budget and Management’s report on sequestration estimates that DoD will lose $54.7 billion in 2013.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags AUVSI, China, Congress, contracts, Defense Business Council, F-35, Joint Strike Fighter, JSF, Lockheed Martin, NAVAIR, Neany, OMB, sequestration, UCAS-D, X-47B
Posted by Editor on September 14, 2012 · Leave a Comment
It’s a week late, but the Obama administration’s report on sequestration spending should come Friday.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Boeing, Congress, contracts, drones, Engility, F-35, Joint Strike Fighter, JSF, NAVAIR, Obama, Omega Aerial Refueling, sequestration, UAV, White House
Posted by Editor on September 13, 2012 · Leave a Comment
White House says the GOP bill is unconstitutional and does not spread the pain of budget cuts equally.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags BAMS, Congress, contracts, JLENS, MQ-4C Triton, NAVAIR, Obama, P-8A Poseidon, Raytheon, RQ-21A Integrator, sequestration, Super Hornet, Teletronics, UCLASS, White House
Posted by Editor on September 12, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Defense Acquisition Board unhappy with testing progress on the fighter’s high-tech helmet display.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Congress, continuing resolution, contracts, drones, election, F-35, Joint Strike Fighter, JSF, L-3 Communications, NAVAIR, Pentagon, sequestration, UAV, V-22 Osprey
Posted by Editor on September 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Pentagon censure after the presidential helicopter shutdown is driving Lockheed to issue layoff notices before sequestration.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Alliant Techsystems, Boeing, Congress, contracts, Lockheed, NAVAIR, Pentagon, Rolls Royce, September 11, sequestration, VH-71