Morning Coffee: Two Larger Fire Scouts Contracted
NAVAIR contracts Northrop to produce two MQ-8Cs, which are based on a larger airframe.
Morning Coffee: P-8 Starts Operational Test This Summer
Navy’s newest sub-hunter to move to next rung of testing.
Morning Coffee: Venlet Going to Congress for JSF Grilling
Congress is considering cutting the program even further.
Morning Coffee: DoD Aviation Plan Ignores Money Troubles
The Pentagon’s long-term aviation plan doesn’t seem concerned about Congressional wrangling.
Morning Coffee: Navy Buyers Warn Austerity Will ‘Hurt’
The Navy’s acquisitions brass warn contractors that the new era of austerity will bring financial pain.
Morning Coffee: Navy Kicks Off the Search for Next Fighter
The Navy releases a request for information about the generation beyond the Joint Strike Fighter.
Morning Coffee: No Mechanical Failure in V-22 Crash?
V-22 fleet is not grounded, suggesting the crash was not caused by a mechanical issue.
Morning Coffee: Crash Unlikely to Hurt Osprey Program
Marines have too much love for the tiltrotor aircraft.
Morning Coffee: V-22 Crashes in Morocco, Kills Two
The incident happened during a training exercise. The aircraft was part of VMM-261.
Morning Coffee: Navy Releases Details on Fire Scout Crashes
Statement says the incidents were unrelated.
