Norquist to Give Update on DoD Audit
Department of Defense Comptroller David Norquist is scheduled to testify before the House Armed Services Committee this week to discuss the progress of the Pentagon’s audit.
SpaceX Launches Secret Govt. Satellite
SpaceX launched a secret US government satellite called Zuma on Sunday from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
F-35 Fleet Upkeep Becoming More Challenging
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.
CH-53K Could Get Shorter Test Schedule
NAVAIR is considering a shorter test schedule for its Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion helicopter program in an effort to save money.
Rosetta Mission Comes to An End
Rosetta, the first spacecraft to orbit a comet, is dead, setting down Friday on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Radio signals from Rosetta flatlined at 7:19 am after it did a soft belly-flop.
New Ops Center for Atlantic Test Ranges
Construction has begun of a new operations center for the US Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division’s Atlantic Test Ranges has begun. slated for completion in 2017. The project will boost the ATR’s ability to support simultaneous test operations for future and current naval aviation programs, including unmanned systems and virtual, live, and constructive battlespace environments.
Pokémon a No-Go on Govt.-Issued Phones
The Pentagon urges troops and other DoD personnel not to play Pokemon Go on their government-issued cellphones, but there is no ban on playing the location-based augmented reality game on Defense Department property.
SpaceX Hits Landing on Drone Ship
SpaceX landed vertically one of its Falcon 9 rockets on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean last week. This came after the company launched a Dragon spacecraft to deliver cargo to the International Space Station for NASA.
Space X Launches, Lands, But Topples
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched an ocean-observing satellite into orbit Sunday, soft landed on its drone ship target, but then toppled and exploded.
