F-35 Fire ‘Isolated Incident,’ DoD Says
Redesign or part replacement not contemplated in securing airworthiness of F-35s.
Still A Chance F-35 Could Fly to Farnborough
“Excessive rubbing” of fan blades in F-35 engines have grounded the fleet but there’s hope it will fly to the UK air show yet.
Marines Could Fly F-35 to UK
The Marines could decide they have no concerns about their F-35 jump-jet models and allow the jets to travel overseas.
Mechanical Failure Downs Global Hawk
Navy investigators conclude that a mechanical failure, not the crew’s actions, caused a NAS Pax River Global Hawk UAV to crash on the Eastern Shore in 2012.
Contractors Face Uncertain Future
Automatic budget cuts, uncertainty about existing programs as spending declines and a projected “procurement holiday” cloud the future for defense contractors.
F-35 Fleet Grounded
If the F-35B is going to fly at the UK airshows, then the four planes now at NAS Pax River probably need to take off by tomorrow morning.
Boeing, Northrop Win Huge Navy Contracts
Boeing to supply 38 F/A-18E Super Hornet fighters and 21 EA-18G Growlers and Northrop to build 25 E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes.
FAA Will Miss UAV Deadline
A DOT audit finds the Federal Aviation Administration will miss a 2015 deadline that would allow UAVs to freely fly the nation’s skies.
DoD Report Defines Contractor Motivation
Acquisition report emphasizes the need for competition and reviewed defense contractors’ performance to determine what motivates them.
Armed Drones Risk “Perpetual War”
The report states armed drones should not be “glorified nor demonized” and resulting civilian deaths are fewer than from manned strikes.
