Posted by Java Joe on April 30, 2018 · Leave a Comment
Nearly a year after the fiery crash of a Marine Corps Forces Reserve KC-130T killed 15 Marines and a Navy corpsman, most of the Navy’s C-130 fleet remains grounded. Only 10 of the 43 C-130s in the fleet are currently available for operations, according to NAVAIR.
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Category Morning Coffee · Tags Building Partner Capacity program, C-130, Dornier 228, Eurofighter Typhoon, European drone, Future Combat Air System, Geico Skytypers, KC-130T crash, Pax River Air Expo, Pax River Air Expo 2018, RADM Ronny Jackson, Rafale, RED Inc, Research and Engineering Development, S-97 Raider
Posted by Java Joe on April 26, 2018 · Leave a Comment
DoD reveals plans multi-year F-35 buys for cost-savings and is looking to contract to buy nearly 2,000 F-35s starting in fiscal 2021, according to a Selected Acquisition Report released in late March.
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Category Morning Coffee · Tags Afghanistan, Altay, DAACA, F-16, franchot, JSF, Like Air Force Base, Michael Monsoor, ray gun, transgender, transgender in military, Turkey, Vietnam, zumwalt
Posted by Java Joe on April 25, 2018 · Leave a Comment
Eliminating DoD support agencies, such as Congress is considering, may not yield the big cost-savings legislators seek, says former DoD management officer, but consolidating IT services might, says Peter Levine.
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Category Morning Coffee · Tags Boeing 737, Bolton, CFM56-7B, CH-53K, Cisco, Dell, FAA, Facebook, Federal Aviation Administration, HP, ibm, Intel, Jackson, microsoft, Peter Levine, Pompeo, Poseidon, Ronny Jackson, technology chain, Unisys
Posted by Java Joe on April 24, 2018 · Leave a Comment
President Trump signed a memorandum late last week that revises rules for export of military drones, including big target and long-range reconnaissance drones such as the Predator and Reaper aircraft.
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Category Morning Coffee · Tags airmen retention, Boeing, drones, F-15 fighter, Lockheed Martin, military drone exports, Mira Ricardel, South China Sea, Space-X, The KeyW Corp., Truman Carrier Strike Group, United Launch Alliance, USS Harry S. Truman, Vietnam Pilot and Crewmember Monument
Posted by Java Joe on April 23, 2018 · Leave a Comment
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry’s plan to revamp many defense support agencies was met with skepticism from lawmakers and former defense officials just one day after the legislation was floated.
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Category Morning Coffee · Tags Apache AH-64E, F-22 Raptor, F-35 Lightning II, military housing, RPI Group, Sen. Mac Thornberry, SilverBlock Systems Inc., Space and Missile Systems Center, USS Harry S. Truman, VA medical records, X-plane
Posted by Java Joe on April 19, 2018 · Leave a Comment
Thornberry’s proposed 25% cut to DoD would impact “fourth estate” agencies supported by 200,000 civilians and 600,000 contractors, at a cost of more than $100 billion per year.
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Category Morning Coffee · Tags AGM-154C Joint Standoff Weapon, Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, Castro, Dunford, House Armed Services Committee, Iraq, JSOW, mattis, Miguel Diaz-Canel, Mike Pompeo, Syria, thornberry, Zukunft
Posted by Java Joe on April 18, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The US and UK blame Russia for coordinated cyber attacks on internet devices across the globe. White House says the US is “going to push back.”
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Category Morning Coffee · Tags chemical attack, cyber attacks, Eager Lion, global cyber attacks, Newport News, russia cyber attacks, Russia sanctions, sorghum, Syria, tariffs, USS Columbia
Posted by Java Joe on April 17, 2018 · Leave a Comment
A new report from the Government Accountability Office shows just how bad the military fighter pilot shortage has become.
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Category Morning Coffee · Tags artificial intelligence, aviation accidents, blended retirement system, F-35 software strategy, Jeff Boleng, Paul Ryan, pilot retention, Syrian air strikes, T-45C Goshawk, USS Helena, wildlife strikes
Posted by Java Joe on April 16, 2018 · Leave a Comment
Three F-35 Lightning IIs have completed the most comprehensive flight test program in aviation history, Lockheed Martin officials said last week.
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Category Morning Coffee · Tags A-10 Thunderbolt II, aviation accidents, Broad Area Maritime Surveillance, F-35, M80 Stiletto, military budget, missile strikes, submarine force ratings, Syrian air strikes, TESS, Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, Triton, UAS
Posted by Java Joe on April 12, 2018 · Leave a Comment
Sikorsky is four years into its $1.2 billion contract to replace the president’s helicopter fleet with its VH-92A in 2019.
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Category Morning Coffee · Tags drones, F-35, Lockheed Martin, Marine One, poison gas, presidential helicopter, Sea-Air-Space, Syria, VA, Veterans Administration, VH-92A
