Time May Be Up for Pre-Election Sequestration Deal
As has been long predicted, Congress is not likely to fix automatic defense cuts before the election.
F-35 Endures a ‘Very Painful’ Pentagon Review
Defense Acquisition Board unhappy with testing progress on the fighter’s high-tech helmet display.
White House Misses Sequestration Deadline
Congress wants a report on how the White House plans to make sequestration defense cuts.
Jacques Gansler: Go Slow on Acquisitions Reform
Former undersecretary of defense for Clinton warns the Pentagon not to repeat past mistakes.
Dem Platform Stands By Defense Cuts
The Democratic national platform calls for the elimination of “Cold War weapons.”
Pentagon Holds Up JSF Testing Plan
The head of Operational Test and Evaluation wants the JSF program to determine how it is going to test the aircraft’s electronics.
Navy Wants to Fly Drones without Chasers
The Navy wants FAA approval to fly unmanned aircraft domestically without visual observers.
Blazer Wins Webster Field Construction Contract
Great Mills construction firm will construct $1.6 million unmanned aircraft facility.
V-22 Crash Pilots Face Discipline Hearing
Pilot error and a strong tailwind are blamed for this year’s Morocco crash.
UCLASS Could Be Approved By Fall
The Navy expects that its requirements for the unmanned carrier-launched surveillance strike program to be approved by early fall.
