Senate Appropriations Panel Giveth and Taketh Away
Morning Coffee is a robust blend of links to news around the internet concerning the Naval Air Station Patuxent River economic community. The opinions expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of the Leader’s owners or staff. A Senate panel on Tuesday approved nearly $550 billion in military spending as part of a bill that would keep alive weapon systems the Pentagon wanted to retire, Navy Times reports. The chamber’s Appropriations Defense subcommittee unanimously approved legislation that would give the Pentagon $489.6 billion in base spending and $58.3 billion in war funding. It would block a long list of weapon…
Navy UCLASS Plans Disrupted by Congress
“Drones have disrupted the military’s usual way of doing things. And there’s a lot of pressure to get this program right.”
O’Malley Vetoes Wind Farm Delay Bill
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.
RADM Winters Describes New UCLASS RFP Details
RADM Mathias Winter, unmanned aviation executive officer, provided new details this week regarding requirements for its UCLASS development effort.
Morning Coffee: X-47B Scheduled for Pax River Testing
Northrop’s X-47B UCAS is scheduled for shore-based testing conducted from NAS:Patuxent River in preparation for upcoming sea trials.
Construction Funds to Pax in ’15 Appropriations
Maryland-based military construction projects including the Atlantic Test Range at NAS Patuxent River receive funding.
Morning Coffee: UCLASS RFP Details and Analysis
The draft RFP is designed to generate industry input on design, development, construction and deployment.
Morning Coffee: Drone Production to Fall After 2017
Drone manufacturing will increase over the next three years before declining for the next seven as demand falls.
Morning Coffee: UCLASS RFP Due This Summer
The Boeing X-47B to start new sea trials and the UCLASS X-47B follow on RFP is scheduled for release this summer.
Morning Coffee: Hoyer Supports Wind Farm Limits
Hoyer backs a bill that would place limits on a proposed wind farm because it may interfere with NAS Pax River flight testing radar.
