DefSec Carter Prefers Senate Defense Spending Plan
A contest looms between House and Senate schemes for funding defense spending.
What Is the F-35 Actually Supposed to Do?
What Is the Pentagon’s Multi-Billion Dollar F-35 Really Supposed to Do?
Carter Remakes Silicon Valley Liaison Team
DefSec Carter shakes up DoD Silicon Valley tech office with a new organizational chart and casting change.
Long-Term Debt Thought Greatest Threat to US
Veteran military and diplomatic leaders see swollen national debt as the chief security risk to the nation.
Thunderbirds, F-35 Headline Air Show in Fla.
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.
Air-to-Air Refueling Next Test for Osprey
The Marines are testing the ability of its MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft to refuel the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter, on the ground and in the air.
Firms to Pay $13B in Whistleblower Suit
Two firms will pony up $13 billion to settle whistleblower allegations of overbilling.
Industry Unhappy with Encore III Contract
The “lowest price, technically acceptable” basis for Encore III contracting is problematic, say contractor industry groups.
DefSec: Investments Continue in UAS Technology
Don’t count unmanned aerial systems out just yet. A Senate subcommittee hears that investments are still being made in the UAS technology despite the military’s shift to more advanced systems.
F-35B Jump Jet Set For Deployment Next Year
The F-35B jump-jet stealth fighter is scheduled for deployment late next year in the Western Pacific.
