Posted by Java Joe on July 22, 2020 · Leave a Comment
Small engine manufacturer Briggs & Stratton Corp., founded in Milwaukee in 1908, has filed for bankruptcy protection. Briggs was the world’s largest manufacturer of small gasoline engines; it has sold more than 125 million.
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Posted by Lexi Leader on June 25, 2020 · Leave a Comment
The Navy’s Next Generation Jammer Low Band program completed test events at two Naval Air Station Patuxent River facilities simultaneously and with limited staffing while remaining on schedule despite COVID-19 restrictions.
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Posted by Java Joe on December 9, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Navy communities in Pensacola, Pearl Harbor and Virginia are shaken and stunned after attacks over six days last week left seven people dead and nearly a dozen wounded.
Posted by Java Joe on October 28, 2019 · Leave a Comment
The plight of the USS Gerald Ford ignited a war of words between US lawmakers and Navy leaders last week as the first-in-class carrier finally heads to sea trials after a series of technical setbacks.
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Posted by Java Joe on August 6, 2019 · Leave a Comment
The Billings, a Freedom-class littoral combat ship, was commissioned in a Saturday ceremony in Key West, FL. The warship is named after Montana’s largest city.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Adiz, Air Force One, Billings LCS, hypersonic arms race, hypersonic cruise missile, LCS, Lockheed Martin, Mark Esper, Navy football, Nice Bridge, NORAD, Northrop Grumman, RADM Stephen Williamson, Raytheon, RQ-4 Global Hawk, russian aircraft, ShadowObjects LLC, UH-60 Black Hawks, war remains
Posted by Java Joe on July 15, 2019 · Leave a Comment
A celebration of the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 will include the projection of a full-sized, 363-foot Saturn V rocket onto the Washington Monument for three nights this week.
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Posted by Java Joe on June 19, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Acting DefSec Patrick Shanahan’s bid to become defense secretary has been withdrawn. Reports are that he is resigning after scrutiny over a domestic fight with his wife in 2010.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Black Hornet mini-drones, Boeing P-8A, cybersecurity, early retirement, House Homeland Security Committee, ICE, Inmarsat Government Inc., Jeffrey Harley, Mark Esper, Naval War College, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Shannon Kent, Shoshana Chatfield, Turkey TF-X fighter, United Technologies
Posted by Java Joe on May 30, 2019 · Leave a Comment
The Department of Homeland Security issued an alert on Chinese drones, which could pose security risks, including data theft. Most drones purchased in the US are manufactured in China.
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Posted by Java Joe on May 29, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Despite Congressional objections, the Trump administration cleared $8.1 billion in arms sales for Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates by invoking an emergency exemption.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Bill oran, Bob Burke, Compliance Corp., Condor, James McConville, Joint Precision Approach and Landing System, Jordan, JPALS, Lockheed Martin, Middle East, Northrop Grumman, Patrick Shanahan, quals, Raytheon, Saudi Arabia, Stephen Kellogg, UAS, United Arab Emirates, Yokosuka
Posted by Java Joe on February 4, 2019 · Leave a Comment
The US Navy’s first female jet pilot, Rosemary Mariner, died last week. She was 65.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags F-25, Ford-class carrier, Littoral Combat Ships, MQ-8B, MQ-8C Fire Scout, NAWCAD, Northrop Grumman, Rosemary Mariner, suicide, Tornado fleet, US Mexico Border
