June 3, 2026

Blue Angels Return to Maryland Skies

blue angels

The elite acrobatic team returns to the Naval Academy for an air show on Wednesday and for Friday’s Naval Academy commencement.

Morning Coffee: UCLASS RFP Details and Analysis

Potential Boeing UCLASS

The draft RFP is designed to generate industry input on design, development, construction and deployment.

Morning Coffee: DoD Contracting Down in March

Contracts fall 11 percent as the Pentagon continues to respond to sequestration cuts and the Afghanistan pullout.

Morning Coffee: DoD Spending Projections Improve

The Pentagon’s five-year projections for procurement spending on its 63 major weapons programs look more positive than last year’s forecast.

Morning Coffee: Triton is Ultimate Search Tool

The Navy has the perfect search tool, the MQ-4C Triton drone, for looking for Malaysian Air Flight 370 but it is not yet operational.

Morning Coffee: Human Toll of Military Layoffs

Job-security concerns may compound pressures already producing record behavioral and physical health issues.

US, European Defense Sales Slide, Russia’s Up

money

Focus is on budgets, as U.S. defense sales slip yet again and Pentagon struggles to rein in spending.

Morning Coffee: Sikorsky’s Future Debated

SH-60B Seahawk

The future of Sikorsky, America’s leading helicopter maker, is being evaluated by its parent company.

VA Tech Wins UAS Test Siting, Could Boost Pax Sites

RQ-21A Drone

Formal collaborative agreements among between Virginia Tech, Rutgers and the University of Maryland System could retain Southern Maryland sites as potential testing arenas for commercializing unmanned aviation systems.

Quarter-Million in Uniform Overseas for the Holidays

Joint Chiefs of Staff Dempsey reminds Americans of the hundreds of thousands of service members and civilians workers who do not take holidays off from the job of keeping us safe.