Posted by Java Joe on July 2, 2015 · Leave a Comment
No F-35 was “shot down” during the fighter jet’s first major participation in Green Flag exercises, but is not as maneuverable as F-22 or F-16.
Posted by Java Joe on June 23, 2015 · Leave a Comment
It can take up to 150 people, from repairmen to analysts, to fly a drone over Iraq and Syria.
The FAA has released its Notice of Proposed Rule Making, comments accepted through mid-April.
Posted by Java Joe on November 20, 2014 · Leave a Comment
The University of Maryland’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Test Site in California, MD received a Certificate of from the FAA to fly the Talon 240 UAV.
Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags 2015 National Defense Authorization Act, amphibious warship, Delegate John Bohanan, Dr. Bob Ballard, F-35, Future Vertical Lift Aircraft, House Armed Services Committee, Lockheed Martin, Naval Future Force Science and Technology EXPO, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, UAS, UAV Solutions, Unmanned Aircraft SystemsTest Site, veteran jobs
Posted by Java Joe on November 10, 2014 · Leave a Comment
The Somerset County Wind Farm debate continues after a 2-2 vote allows the project to move forward, but not necessarily to a final vote.
Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags cloud computing, cybersecurity, F-35C, Lockheed Martin, MUOS, P-8 Poseidon, RPA, Senior Executive Service Accountability Act, STEM, UAS, UAV, UCAS, USS Nimitz, wind farm
Posted by Java Joe on November 4, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Mr. Hagel believes the Pentagon needs a strong partnership with Congress to achieve critical priorities including another round of BRAC base closures.
Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags BRAC, cyber security, electronic warfare, F-35, female veterans, Rear Adm. Mark Darrah, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, UAS, UAVs, Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons, veteran benefits, Vice Adm. Ted Branch
Posted by Java Joe on October 28, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Sequester rollback is possible due to the ISIS fight, potential Republican control of the Senate, the falling budget deficit and the emerging Ebola threat.
Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags Asian navies, defense budget, Elop, F-35 Lightning II, French Navy, Lockheed Martin, SOM-J, UAS, UAV, USNS Montford Point, USS North Dakota, women veterans
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
John Bohanan finds himself repeating this key phrase as the completion of an educational vision of decades approaches fruition. Education lifts individuals and entire communities higher, like a rising tide.
Category Leader Exclusives, Leader Features · Tags Del. John Bohanan, Delegate John Bohanan, John Bohanan, Maryland House of Delegates, MD 29B, Southern Maryland Navy Alliance, Steny Hoyer, UAS, UAS Test Site, USM, William Brit Kirwan
Posted by Java Joe on July 23, 2014 · Leave a Comment
A photo review of the 20 UAS manufacturers considered as having the greatest potential impact in coming years.