Morning Coffee: Two Crashes Put Fire Scout on Pause
Fire Scout program is on an “operational pause” after crashes on March 30 and April 6.
Pax Partnership Forum to Examine Drone Ethics
Panelists and speakers will include representatives from the Navy, academia and industry.
Morning Coffee: The Billion-Dollar Seahawk Upgrade
NAVAIR awards Lockheed with $1 billion Seahawk helicopter update contract.
Morning Coffee: Pentagon Says F-35 Wobbly, but Stabilizing
Meanwhile, Canada’s top auditor blasts the Joint Strike Fighter program.
Morning Coffee: Fire Scout Can’t Shake Reputation
Latest Pentagon cost report still says the unmanned helicopter is unreliable as close air support.
Morning Coffee: JSF’s Cost Estimate Jumps 15 Percent
F-35’s lifetime cost estimate now sits at $1.45 trillion.
Morning Coffee: Miss America to Visit NAS Pax River
Laura Kaeppeler coming Thursday as part of a USO promotion.