June 1, 2026

Have Some Strategic Thinking with Your Lunch

Dale Moore

Dale Moore, NAVAIR’s Director for Strategic Initiative Coordination and Execution, to hold another brown bag discussion.

NAVAIR’s Got an App for That

cockpit

The Future Airborne Capability Environment promises to do for military aviation what Android did for mobile phones.

Senate: Counterfeit Parts ‘Flooding’ Military Aircraft

F-35 assembly area

The Senate Armed Services Committee says that DoD and contractors are not doing enough to weed out counterfeit Chinese parts.

House Defeats Attempts to Kill F-35B, MV-22

MV-22 Osprey

Vote was one of hundreds of amendments vying to ride on the defense authorization bill.

Registration opens for NAVAIR COMSEC Conference

computer network

The NAVAIR Communications Security (COMSEC) management team will host the NAVAIR COMSEC Conference June 5 and 6.

Boeing: Expect $1 Trillion in Cuts

capitol hill

Boeing CEO tells investors that $1 trillion in defense cuts could be coming over the next decade.

Obama Threatens Defense Bill Veto

White House

Meanwhile, the House adds $5.3 billion to the Pentagon’s tab.

NAVAIR Officials Learned a Lot From Mom

Gary Kessler and mom

Officials from the Naval Air Systems Command share lessons learned from their mothers.

Pentagon Wants to Preserve Rapid Prototyping Ability

tigershark uav

Military panel says slowdown in war funding should not result in loss of rapid acquisition ability.

Morning Coffee: Congressman Aims at F-35 Funding

F-35B JSF over Pax River

Rep. Atkin wants to withhold half of the F-35’s procurement spending unless the program issues a due date for operational capability.