April 25, 2024

Morning Coffee: Pentagon Cyber Budget Gets Boost

Increased spending will be aimed at improving cyber capabilities including cyber security, intelligence gathering, and reconnaissance.

Morning Coffee: Gen-3 JSF Helmet on Track

F-35 JSF helmet

Fixes to the Gen-2 helmet gained credence during tests last year with a surrogate aircraft flying from St. Mary’s Regional Airport close to NAS:PAX, the resulting Gen-3 is slated for testing this year.

Morning Coffee: F-35C Passes Tailhook Tests

The Navy’s F-35C, the most likely JSF variant to be cut, passed 36 roll-in arrestment tests in January at Lakehurst.

Morning Coffee: Nuclear Cheating Expands to Navy

Adm. John Richardson, director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, said of 16,000 sailors in the program, less than one percent are involved, and no students.

Morning Coffee: Navy Cryptologist Likely to Lead NSA

VADM Michael S. Rogers has long been seen as a likely candidate to lead NSA and the Pentagon’s cyberwarfare organization.

Athletes & Warships Head to Olympics

Amid continued security concerns at the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, the US has two warships and transport aircraft ready to evacuate US officials and athletes.

Advanced Super Hornet Demo Debuts

The Hornet succeeds in the air, while on land the Air Force, Army and DIS enter a cooperative information sharing agreement while the Army and Navy discuss who will operate the Super Pond at Aberdeen.

Get the App to Track Project Solicitations

Track your government project and your competition by searching the new app with the key words, but a government search for extraterrestrials is about to end.

Students Around the Globe at Webster Field AUVSI Competition

Students from five countries compete in 11th annual UAV competition at Webster Field including Great Mills High School.

China Steps Up UAV Development

Observers surprised at China’s speed, legislators crave drone jobs for constituents.