Much has been said about when the USAF will begin training on the F-35. The Marine Corps has been silent. BF-7 took its first flight in school house markings and there is a full complement of Marines waiting to begin work on the plane. Something tells me that at least for the Marines, its full speed ahead on the training schedule. Another thing to consider is that the Royal Navy is anxious to begin training too. Maybe (remember I am saying maybe) we're seeing a foreign boost to the program from our UK allies?
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
What is the CNO thinking????
Wow. This story from National Defense blew me away....
This guy has a Navy that keep its ships repaired.
Has an Amphibious Ready Group that is setting records for its deployment length.
Has an LCS that is half baked and not quite ready for prime time (mainly looking at you Austal).
Has an issue with whether or not it needs 11 carriers...
And this guy takes the opportunity to possibly get greater funding for his service and chucks it?
Words cannot express.
“It’s not a big naval buildup in the Far East,” Greenert said at an Jan. 10 forum hosted by the Center For New American Security, in Washington, D.C. “We’re there. We have been there. We’ll continue to be there.”Amazing.
Greenert’s assessment is that the Navy as currently deployed could handle China as it flexes its muscles. Budget cuts and the new strategic guidance document rolled out by the Obama administration “won’t affect operations in Southeast Asia,” Greenert said.
This guy has a Navy that keep its ships repaired.
Has an Amphibious Ready Group that is setting records for its deployment length.
Has an LCS that is half baked and not quite ready for prime time (mainly looking at you Austal).
Has an issue with whether or not it needs 11 carriers...
And this guy takes the opportunity to possibly get greater funding for his service and chucks it?
Words cannot express.
Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 in Afghanistan.
Latest F-35 porn.
F-35B test aircraft BF-3 flies with the weapon bay doors open on Dec. 19, 2011 |
F-35B test aircraft BF-5 completes its first vertical landing at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., on Jan 5, 2012. |
F-35B test aircraft BF-1 flight in short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) mode on Jan. 5, 2012. |
F-35B test aircraft BF-3 flies with the weapon bay doors open on Dec. 19, 2011. |
Monday, January 09, 2012
Bell Helicopter makes an idiot move.
How stupid can a company be?
One of your products that's sold to the US Marine Corps is highlighted in a very popular game.
Instead of saying "glory...glory..glory" and pass the beer, they instead launch a law suit and demand that the game remove the depiction from the video game.
Read the insanity here.
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