March 29, 2024

X-47B Coming in Spring

Welcome to Morning Coffee, a robust blend of links to news around the Internet concerning Naval Air Station Patuxent River, NAVAIR, the Pentagon and beyond. The Leader provides this link feature as a survey of the news and announcements affecting the local military economy. The opinions expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of the Leader’s owners or staff.

X-47B UCAS demonstrator photo courtesy of Northrop Grumman

X-47B to arrive at Pax River this spring.

F-35B hangar rises in Yuma, Arizona. “Hot spots” cited as problem with JSF. GE formally closes second engine program. Senate OKs swap (subscription required) of British F-35Bs for Amercian F-35Cs.

Game of budget chicken begins on Capitol Hill. Obama orders $261 billion cut (subscription required) to Pentagon’s five-year budget.

Now every military UAV can be a hunter/killer.

Congress probes TRICARE data breach.

Navy retention boards cut nearly 3,000 sailors.

Defense industry preparing for leaner times. Preaching caution, not panic. Acquisitions could be slowed by cuts.

Aerial view of China’s aircraft carrier.

Davis remembers Pearl Harbor, 70 years later.

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