Posted by Java Joe on September 22, 2014 · Leave a Comment
An MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) arrived at NAS Pax River with 2 more expected in the next few weeks.
Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags Boeing, Captain Heidi Fleming, F-15, F-35, F/A-18 Super Hornet, Military Sealift Command, MQ-4C Triton, Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, Navy warfare centers, Northrop Grumman, spending bill, UAS, UCLASS, USNS Bridge
Posted by Java Joe on September 18, 2014 · Leave a Comment
The potentially $1 billion US military response to the Ebola outbreak is a logistical challenge to act fast while protecting 3,000 personnel from the virus.
Posted by Java Joe on September 15, 2014 · Leave a Comment
The ISIS conflict is already benefiting the defense industry, specifically the makers of munitions and unmanned aircraft.
Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags cybersecurity, EA-18G Growler, General Atomics, ISIS, Jeh Johnson, Lockheed Martin, MH-53E Sea Dragon, NAVAIR, Northrop Grumman, Overseas Contingency Operations, Ray Mabus, UCLASS, women in Navy
Posted by Java Joe on August 27, 2014 · Leave a Comment
The number of employees at the five largest US defense contractors dropped 14 percent from a peak in 2008, and 10 percent over the past decade.
Posted by Java Joe on August 21, 2014 · Leave a Comment
NAVAIR says the UCLASS RFP will be released after a final senior DoD review and approval scheduled to occur over the next three weeks.
Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags 2015 budget, Acquisition Leadership Symposium, Boeing, courts martial results, General Atomics, Jessica Wright, Lockheed Martin, NAVAIR, Northrop Grumman, RAND Military Workplace Study, UCLASS
Posted by Java Joe on August 6, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Lockheed leads the “Defense News Top 100” list of the largest global defense firms with Boeing, BAE, Northrop and Raytheon rounding out the top 5.
Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags BAE, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, MQ-4C Triton, MUOS Satellite, NAWCTSD, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, USS George Washington, VADM Phil Davidson
Posted by Java Joe on July 29, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Ms. Broitman’s position serves as a principal, and vital, contact between the DoD and defense contracting industry leaders.
Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags Bennett Croswell, Elana Broitman, F-35, F-35 Gen III Helmet, F135, L-3 Communications, Lockheed Martin, NETCENTS-2, Northrop Grumman, Pratt & Whitney, Rusian navy, smart weapons market, tuition assistance
Posted by Java Joe on July 21, 2014 · Leave a Comment
The Northrop Grumman X-47B’s future is unclear and a debate about just how much strike capability UCLASS aircraft should provide is still underway.
Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags 3D printing, Anh Vu, Boeing, Cam Donohue, Chyau Shen, IT spending, NAVAIR, Northrop Grumman, P-8 Poseidon, UCLASS, USS Ronald Reagan, X-47B
Posted by Java Joe on July 3, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Boeing to supply 38 F/A-18E Super Hornet fighters and 21 EA-18G Growlers and Northrop to build 25 E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes.
Posted by Java Joe on June 30, 2014 · Leave a Comment
The report states armed drones should not be “glorified nor demonized” and resulting civilian deaths are fewer than from manned strikes.
Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags armed drones, BAE Systems, Boeing, data ecosystem, F-35 Lightning II, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Senator John McCain, target drone, USS Chancellorsville, X-47B