Both academics and military thinkers agree we’re a long way from autonomous drones, but agree the ethical debate should start now.
Category Leader Features, Pax River News · Tags autononomy, C4 ISR, Center for the Study of Democracy, drones, Guy Seidman, jamming, Joseph Dyer, Michael Cain, Michael Noone, NAVAIR, Noel Sharkey, Patuxent Partnership, Pax Defense Forum, Peter Asaro, St. Mary's College, The Patuxent Partnership, Timothy Dunigan, Timothy Heely, UAV
Posted by Editor on April 25, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Lockheed’s striking machinists spark speculation of dire impacts on the Joint Strike Fighter program.
Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags China, contracts, F-35, Joint Strike Fighter, JSF, King Aerospace, KMAX, Lockheed, NAVAIR, strategic communications
Posted by Editor on April 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment
NAVAIR contracts Northrop to produce two MQ-8Cs, which are based on a larger airframe.
Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags budget, Congress, contracts, drones, Fire Scout, ISR, Lockheed Martin, MQ-8C, NAVAIR, Northrop Grumman, Pentagon, PTSD, Rolls Royce, sequestration, UAV, V-22 Osprey, Veterans Affairs
Posted by Editor on April 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Navy’s acquisitions brass warn contractors that the new era of austerity will bring financial pain.
Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags BAMS, budget, Congress, contracts, drones, F-35, F/A-XX, Joint Strike Fighter, JSF, KMAX, NAVAIR, Pentagon, UAV, UCLASS
Posted by Editor on April 17, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Astronaut Pierre Thuot was one of four Navy leaders who spoke at the “Navigating NAVAIR “¦ and Beyond” mentoring event April 4.
Posted by Editor on April 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment
V-22 fleet is not grounded, suggesting the crash was not caused by a mechanical issue.
Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags budget, Canada, Combat Dragon, Congress, contracts, F-35, Joint Strike Fighter, JSF, MV-22 Osprey, NAVAIR, Netherlands, Pentagon, sequestration
Posted by Editor on April 13, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Marines have too much love for the tiltrotor aircraft.
Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags Combat Dragon, contracts, drones, Embraer, Errington Builders, F-18 Hornet, F-35, Harry Errington, Hawker Beechcraft, Joint Strike Fighter, JSF, MV-22 Osprey, NAVAIR, Naval Air Station Patuxent River, ONR, Patuxent River Naval Air Museum, Pax River, Sikorsky, T-38 Talon, UAV
Posted by Editor on April 12, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The incident happened during a training exercise. The aircraft was part of VMM-261.
Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags budget, Congress, encroachment, F-18, MV-22 Osprey, NAVAIR, Naval Air Station Oceana, NAWCAD, Pentagon, sequestration
Posted by Editor on April 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Naval officials from several Pax River programs are scheduled to conduct press briefings at Navy League’s annual Sea-Air-Space Exposition next week.
Posted by Editor on April 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment
NAVAIR awards Lockheed with $1 billion Seahawk helicopter update contract.
Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags budget, China, contracts, F-35, Joint Strike Fighter, JSF, MH-60R, MH-60S, NAVAIR, Pentagon, RQ-7B Shadow, Seahawk, UAV
