June 1, 2026

Morning Coffee: Automatic Defense Cuts Look Likely

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Time is running out for Congress to reverse “sequestration” cuts.

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Morning Coffee: Congress Slams JSF Cost Overruns

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Foreign partners wavering on fighter program.

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Miss America Spends Time with Pax River Sailors

Laura Kaeppeler, Miss America 2012, visited Naval Air Station Patuxent River Thursday morning.

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Morning Coffee: Poseidon Program Readies for Training

As flights ramp up for the P-8 Poseidon, currently testing at Pax River, the program moves to train crews.

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Morning Coffee: BRAC Stopped Cold in Senate Committee

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Sen. McCaskill says domestic base closure proposals will not leave her base panel.

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Morning Coffee: Miss America to Visit NAS Pax River

Laura Kaeppeler coming Thursday as part of a USO promotion.

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Senators Want to Crack Down on Contractors

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Proposals would limit contractor pay and automatically suspend those suspected of fraud.

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Navy to Seek Growler Replacement Ideas This Summer

A pair of Boeing EA-18G Growlers, XE 573 166857 and XE 571 166855 of the VX-9 "Vampires" bank over the desert.

NAVAIR could release RFPs for the next-generation jammer this summer.

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Boeing Produces the First of the Last Super Hornets

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The last batch of F/A-18 E/Fs and EG-18 Growlers begin rolling off the line.

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Defense Lobby Warns of Industry-Wide Shutdown

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Lobbyists pressure Congress to reverse sequestration cuts.

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