June 4, 2026

An Admiral’s Effort on the Captain’s Skipjack

Vice Adm. David Architzell helps Jack Russell caulk the skipjack the Dee of St. Mary’s.

Morning Coffee: Fire Scout Can’t Shake Reputation

Fire Scout at Pax

Latest Pentagon cost report still says the unmanned helicopter is unreliable as close air support.

Morning Coffee: JSF’s Cost Estimate Jumps 15 Percent

F-35’s lifetime cost estimate now sits at $1.45 trillion.

Wounded Soldier Spearheads NAVAIR’s Security Training

Jason Pierce, wounded in Afghanistan, now manages NAVAIR’s Security Professional Education Development Program.

Morning Coffee: Here Come the Eastern Shore Windmills

Eastern Shore wind energy

Crisfield project scaled back under pressure from Pax River.

NAWCAD’s Linear Planners Seek Disruptive Thinkers

The immediate tasks require real-time actions to resolve outcomes based upon conditions existing a dozen years out.

Morning Coffee: Automatic Defense Cuts Look Likely

capitol hill

Time is running out for Congress to reverse “sequestration” cuts.

Tennant Takes Command of Navy’s F-35, X-37B Testing

Commander calls his new job the best at NAVAIR.

Boeing Produces the First of the Last Super Hornets

f-18 hornet afterburner

The last batch of F/A-18 E/Fs and EG-18 Growlers begin rolling off the line.

Contractors Flock to NAWCAD Industry Day

Showcase event draws more than 700 attendees to Solomons.