Posted by Java Joe on November 13, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The US signed off on arms exports worth $192.3 billion over the past year, a 13 percent increase from the previous year.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Daniel MacInnis, defense budget, Electric Boat, F-35A, foreign arms sales, Mark J. Mouriski, MK-62 Quickstrikes, MQ-8 Fire Scout, MQ-9 Reapers, Next Generation Jammer, nuclear north korea, sequestration
Posted by Java Joe on May 10, 2018 · Leave a Comment
In the wake of a series of troubling aircraft mishaps and crashes ― several of which have been fatal ― Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Dave Goldfein has ordered a one-day safety stand down for all flying and maintenance wings when the service conducts safety reviews.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Blue Water veterans, Christopher Clark, Corey Barker, Don Ensminger, Gen. David Goldfein, iran nuclear deal, largest cocaine seizure, Lt. Jonathan Larsen, oil prices, RADM Brian Corey, RADM Mark Darrah, safety stand down, Sarah Coppock, sequestration, Tribalco, US Pacific Fleet, USS Fitzgerald, USS Georgia
Posted by Java Joe on November 6, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Upkeep of the F-35 JSF fleet will become more challenging as the Pentagon prepares for what the program’s manager has called a “tsunami” of new production.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags A-29B Super Tucano, Agent Orange, B-1 Bombers, E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, earth-imaging satellites, Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle, JSF Program Office, North Korea sanctions, Orbital ATK, Orbital ATK Minotaur C, Orca, sequestration, SpaceX, SpaceX Falcon 9, Vox Orbit, XLUUV
Posted by Java Joe on August 30, 2017 · Leave a Comment
VADM Phillip G. Sawyer, the new leader of the Navy’s troubled 7th Fleet, has arrived in Japan, replacing Joseph Aucoin, who was relieved last week after a second fatal collision involving one of his ships claimed the lives of 10 sailors.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Al Dhafra Air Force Base, Boeing, Finland, FY18 appropriations, hurricane harvey, joseph aucoin, Phillip Sawyer, sequestration, SpaceX, transgender, transgender military ban
Posted by Java Joe on June 15, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The US Air Force F-35 JSF is on its way to the Paris Air Show and the international stage. The show will be the jet’s first opportunity for international audiences to witness its aerodynamic capabilities.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Advanced Display Core Processor, Afghanistan, defense exports, DefSec James Mattis, F-15, F-35, F-35 Lightning II, military budget, NAVAIR, paris air show, sequestration, USCG McCulloch, VADM Paul Grosklags
Posted by Java Joe on March 6, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Arizona Sen. John McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is running out of patience when it comes to the US formulating what he considers an effective cyber strategy.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags AAI Corp., Capt. Joseph Carrigan, cyber, Defense Acquisition Support Services LLC, federal hiring freeze, L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace, Malcolm Turnbull, National Black Engineer of the Year Awards, RADM James Kilby, Rep. Joe Wilson, RQ-7 Shadow, Sen. John McCain, sequestration, South China Sea
Posted by Java Joe on January 10, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The US and the West are not alone when it comes to fielding advanced unmanned aerial vehicles. Its likely in 2017 western militaries will invest in complex UAVs; smaller countries will seek a basic level of drone capability.
Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags Budget Control Act, confirmation hearings, Department of Veterans Affairs, F-35, F-35 joint strike fighter, Iranian fast-attack vessels, Marine Gen. James Mattis, one-China, sequestration, troop, UAVs, unmanned aerial systems
Posted by Java Joe on January 9, 2017 · Leave a Comment
President Obama says the “reckless budget cuts of sequestration” have hurt military readiness. Also at issue is that sequestration takes a toll on Marine aviators’ safety.
Posted by Java Joe on January 4, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Now President-elect Trump has to figure out how to make that happen.
Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags Carl Vinson, cosgrove, electro-magnetic rail gun, ethics, LCS, Littoral Combat Ship, McClay, quinonez, sequestration, trump, VA
Posted by Java Joe on December 12, 2016 · Leave a Comment
President-elect Donald Trump thinks the Marines need more good men. Commandant Gen. Robert Neller says the USMC needs cyber specialists, electronic warfare troops, intelligence analysts, and engineers.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Alyssa Wilson, Army-Navy game, cyber specialists, F-35, F-35A Joint Strike Fighter, federal pay raise, Gen. Robert Neller, sequestration, South China Sea, USMC cyber, Webster Field
