Pax Buys Business Chase Jets
C-38A Couriers, from the Air National Guard will be used in testing at NAS Pax River to chase the P-8A, E-2D, MQ-4C, E-6B, and C-130 for testing.
Compass UAS Participates in Black Dart 2015
DoD’s live-fire, counter-UAS demonstrations at Magu Point included a UAS from Lexington Park, MD headquartered Compass Systems.
Russians Keep $490M US Space Shuttle Contract
Lack of funding ended domestic spacecraft transport to the International Space Station. Since 2011 US crews use Russian spacecraft for transport.
Could the F35C Carry Nuclear Weapons?
Flight Global revives a discussion between scientists and strategists considering where to place today’s nuclear weapons, the F35 was once a consideration.
DoD Applies MAD Nuclear Doctrine to Cyber
The mutually assured destruction (MAD) doctrine deterred nuclear war with equalizing counterstrike capabilities. Now MAD is being applied to cyber risks.
Federal Cuts Would Hit Pax Region Hard
In Lexington Park-California, contractor hubs of the Pax region, federal contracts average $40,095 per employee, 2nd highest in US.
Night Hunter, a Russian Helicopter Crashes
Video shows first the acrobatics then the crash of the gunship at a Russian airshow that killed one crew member and injured a second.
Laser Tech’s Bumpy DoD History May Be Leveling
Big promises and failed expectations has limited DoD’s laser technology advances, but that may be changing.
F-35B Testing Outmaneuvers Dogfight Critics
Four F35-B take out nine enemy aircraft as the Marines approach the end of their testing of the new fighter jet’s combat readiness.
Sikorski Investigated for Illegal Billings
United Technologies blames a subsidiary, says Lockheed knew of the investigation before agreeing to acquire Sikorski from United Technologies.
