Pax River Tricare Center to Close
Tricare healthcare center to close in the spring due to cost cutting effort. Face-to-face services will be replaced by toll-free phone and online access.
Navy Sec Calls UCLASS Next Step in Naval Aviation
Navy Sec Ray Mabus agrees with Congress to heighten focus on the strike capability of the Unmanned Carrier Launched Surveillance and Strike program.
Navy Expands Typhoon Relief
The USS George Washington carrier group, amphibious assault ships and additional Marines are on the way to the Philippines.
Fire Scout ‘Hard Landing’ at Webster Field Investigated
Initial damage estimate for Webster Field MQ-8B Fire Scout “hard landing” is at least $2 million.
Navy Yard Shooting Dominates Military News
Rampage leaves more than a dozen dead; security heightened in nation’s capital and at Navy installations.
U.S. House Reps Seek Protection for DoD Budget
Several efforts under way to soften sequester impact on Defense spending.
A Contentious Week Ahead for DoD on The Hill
Military budgets, military strategies, military industries and military security concerns convene in Congress this week as the Navy’s latest communication satellite orbits overhead.
Hackers Did Not Compromise Weapons Systems
Cyberattacks are not unexpected, DARPA wants them as predictable as conventional warfare stratagems.
Triton Flies, Budget Micromanaged, No Funds for BRAC
As defense budgets are marked up, drones clear hurdles technically and philosophically.
Pentagon to Cut UAV Spending by a Third
Significant reduction to UAV funding is expected even as investment is encouraged in “thrust” areas
