Pentagon Addresses Climate Change
A new DoD report states that climate change will affect the Pentagon’s ability to “defend the nation” and “poses immediate risks to US national security.”
Iraq Airstrikes Ineffectual
Islamic fighters hide in urban areas to elude the airstrikes and are succeeding in taking new territory.
Norway Moves Forward on F-35 Buy
With plans to acquire 52 F-35s, Oslo has already approved the purchase of 16 jets, and that is likely to increase when the budget is approved in early 2015.
Smallest Navy Since 1915?
Senator Graham said, “We’re taking the military budget under sequestration cuts down to the smallest Army since 1940 and the smallest Navy since 1915.”
Wind Farm Nears Final Vote
Somerset County execs will meet October 28 and likely vote on the wind farm draft ordinance before submitting it to County Commissioners by November 3.
Navy’s ISR Balancing Act
The Navy is challenged by intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) options including the MQ-4C Triton, P-8 Poseidon and the planned UCLASS.
Cove Point LNG Project Approved
Construction of the Dominion Resources liquefied natural gas export project in Cove Point was approved by US federal regulators on Monday.
UAV Pilots Suffer From Stress
UAV operators are not physically in danger but new research is finding they suffer some of the same emotional strains of war that ground forces face.
F-35 Combat Ready by Mid-2015?
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is on track to conduct trials aboard the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier in November and could be combat ready by mid-2015.
Navy May Cut Triton Buy
The unmanned MQ-4C Triton aircraft’s improved reliability could lead the Navy to buy fewer of the UAVs than the 68 it now has on order.
