Struggling To Take Off June 12, 2013
The troubled F-35 jet may not be combat-ready till 2015 (LOS ANGELES TIMES 12 JUN 13) … W.J. Hennigan and Ralph Vartabedian EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE — Far beyond the … More
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Senate Panel OKs Lower Raise, But Opposes Tricare Hikes June 12, 2013
(NAVY TIMES 11 JUN 13) … Rick Maze The House and Senate disagree about the size of the 2014 military pay raise but are joined in opposition to yet another … More
Bell, Boeing To Get Order For 99 More V-22 Ospreys June 11, 2013
(REUTERS 10 JUN 13) … Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON, June 10 (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy plans to sign this week a five-year contract valued just under $6.5 billion to buy … More
Pentagon Says Cost To Retrofit F-35s Drops $500 Million June 7, 2013
(BLOOMBERG NEWS 06 JUN 13) … Tony Capaccio The Pentagon projects that costs to retrofit Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35 jets, the costliest U.S. weapon system, have dropped by at least … More
Vice Adm. Floyd to assume command of the U.S. Third Fleet during ceremony aboard USS Ronald Reagan June 7, 2013
The Third Fleet conducts ops in the Pacific Posted: 06/03/2013 Last Updated: 3 hours ago SAN DIEGO – Vice Adm. Kenneth Floyd will take over as commander of the U.S. … More
HASC Rejects Base Closure, F-35 Restrictions During NDAA Markup June 6, 2013
(BREAKING DEFENSE 05 JUN 13) … Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. CAPITOL HILL – Bipartisan majorities in the House Armed Services Committee have steamrollered proposals to slow down the F-35 Joint … More
Navy Commemorates Battle Of Midway June 5, 2013
(WVEC ABC NORFOLK 04 JUN 13) VA BEACH – The Navy is marking the 71th anniversary of the Battle of Midway, considered the decisive battle of the war in the … More
Allies Confused By Pivot-To-Asia Strategy June 5, 2013
(NATIONAL DEFENSE 04 JUN 13) … Yasmin Tadjdeh U.S. military leaders have talked about a so-called strategic shift to Asia, but allies in that region don’t truly understand what the … More