Posted by Java Joe on April 28, 2020 · Leave a Comment
The Defense Department is slowly whittling down the number of F-35 technical problems with the fighter jet program’s most serious issues decreasing from 13 to seven during the past year.
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Posted by Java Joe on April 23, 2020 · Leave a Comment
Some 50 vendors of electric vertical take off and landing aircraft — including flying cars — will strut their stuff next week to potential buyers across the US military services and government at the Air Force’s April 27-May 1 Agility Prime program’s virtual event.
Posted by Java Joe on April 8, 2020 · Leave a Comment
On the heels of FBI warnings about the Zoom teleconferencing tool, federal agencies are increasingly concerned about numerous vulnerabilities across as teleworking expands the surface for hacking and attacks.
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Posted by Java Joe on July 2, 2019 · Leave a Comment
The US Navy needs to bust the rust. That’s the message from VADM Thomas Moore of the Naval Sea Systems Command. He says if the service plans to keep its destroyers on the water for decades, then it must get the corrosion under control.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Agent Orange, Chinese tariffs, Clamagore, corrosion, DMZ, Exercise Tri-Lightning, F-22 Raptors, Iranian nuclear accord, Kim Jong Un, Steny Hoyer, USNS Comfort, USS Jason Dunham, VADM Thomas Moore, Xi Jinping
Posted by Java Joe on June 20, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Speculation has begun on who will be the next defense secretary. Some names being floated? Mark Esper, Mike Pompeo, Tom Cotton, and Richard Spencer. Or maybe someone completely unexpected.
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Posted by Java Joe on October 12, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The fatal collision of the USS John S. McCain was “preventable, the commanding officer exercised poor judgement, and the executive officer exercised poor leadership of the ship’s training program,” according to Navy findings.
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Posted by Java Joe on May 10, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The Fort Lauderdale Air Show returned to the skies of south Florida after a few year’s absence due to sequestration budget cuts. On tap were the Air Force Thunderbirds and F-35 Lightning.
Posted by Java Joe on November 16, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Crediting a Reaper drone with killing an ISIS executioner in Syria the Pentagon also confirms an airstrike likely took out a top ISIS official in Libya.