Morning Coffee: CNO – No Need for BRAC
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert said last week that he doesn’t believe the Navy needs to go through another round of base closures.
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: Bad Landing Sends Global Hawk to PAX
A remotely piloted Global Hawk out of Edwards AFB crashed in 2009 and now leaves storage to serve in MQ-4C Triton development and maintenance training at NAS:Pax.
Morning Coffee: MD House Passes Turbine Moratorium
SoMd legislators sought the moratorium fearing radar interference from a wind turbine farm on the Eastern Shore of Maryland across the Chesapeake Bay from NAS:PaxRiver.
More Relevance, Collaboration Needed in Acquisition Process
Pax River’s program executive officer for unmanned aviation and strike weapons says it’s a new world and briefed contractors on how to succeed in it.
Expect Layoffs if Congress Can’t Budget Right
DoD will be forced to cut its workforce if the FY-14 budget grows beyond the limits of sequestration.
It’s Official: Furloughs to Begin April 26
DoD civilian workers will lose one day of pay a week if Congress doesn’t reverse sequestration.
F-35’s Blind Spot Sparks Survivability Debate
Leaked Pentagon report says the fighter is vulnerable in a dogfight.
Navy to Relocate Triton Program to Pt. Mugu
About 700 jobs will be moving to California to support the Navy’s surveillance drone.
Another Rough Week for the JSF
Safety investigations, layoffs and official criticism buffet the Joint Strike Fighter program.
