Posted by Java Joe on October 16, 2014 · Leave a Comment
The Navy will release a new version of their global maritime strategy document to face new factors including China’s navy, cybersecurity and budget cuts.
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Posted by Java Joe on October 14, 2014 · Leave a Comment
A new DoD report states that climate change will affect the Pentagon’s ability to “defend the nation” and “poses immediate risks to US national security.”
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Posted by Java Joe on October 9, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Islamic fighters hide in urban areas to elude the airstrikes and are succeeding in taking new territory.
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Posted by Java Joe on September 25, 2014 · Leave a Comment
The unmanned MQ-4C Triton aircraft’s improved reliability could lead the Navy to buy fewer of the UAVs than the 68 it now has on order.
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Posted by Java Joe on August 20, 2014 · Leave a Comment
If Canada doesn’t join the F-35 JSF program it may negatively affect the long-term affordability of the F-35 for all participants.
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Posted by Java Joe on May 19, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Governor said the bill would send “a chilling message” to the clean-energy industry but Steny Hoyer and John Bohanan point to NAS Pax River impacts.
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Posted by Java Joe on May 5, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Maryland-based military construction projects including the Atlantic Test Range at NAS Patuxent River receive funding.
Posted by Java Joe on April 17, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Continued personnel reductions across the military, 17 fewer F-35 Joint Strike Fighters and six fewer P-8A aircraft define the FY16 budget.
Posted by Java Joe on March 20, 2014 · Leave a Comment
The Navy has the perfect search tool, the MQ-4C Triton drone, for looking for Malaysian Air Flight 370 but it is not yet operational.
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Posted by Java Joe on January 8, 2014 · Leave a Comment
A full fiscal 2014 Pentagon spending bill will be included in a compromise measure that must pass before next Tuesday night to avert a gov. shutdown.
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