Daily Report

Dec. 7, 2016

Remembering Pearl Harbor, 75 Years Later

More than 100 World War II veterans, including some Pearl Harbor survivors, arrived in Honolulu this week to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the surprise attack by the Japanese. When the attack began at 7:55 a.m. on Sunday morning Dec....

Obama Clarifies Counterterrorism Doctrine

Seeking to summarize his own eight years of leadership and to provide “a foundation for the next administration,” President Barack Obama detailed his administration’s counterterrorism doctrine in a major speech at MacDill AFB, Fla., Tuesday afternoon. Obama said that the...

Trump: Cancel Air Force One Contract

President-elect Donald Trump wants to cancel Boeing’s contract to replace the aging presidential transport aircraft, known as Air Force One when the President is on board, saying the program is too expensive. “Boeing is building a brand new 747 Air...

AIA and the Tweety Bird

Reacting to President-elect Donald Trump’s tweet Tuesday that the Boeing Presidential Aircraft Recapitalization project costs $4 billion and should be cancelled, Aerospace Industries Association president David Melcher said he’s not sure how industry should respond to such messages. “Well, this...

Ghostrider Development Back on Track

An AC-130J Ghostrider released the first laser-guided Small-Diameter Bomb at Hurlburt Field, Fla., in October, checking off a major milestone in the test phase of the aircraft, according to a Dec. 2 release. Once the aircraft is declared combat-ready, the...

A Perfect Flight

The Air National Guard’s 126th Air Refueling Wing at Scott AFB, Ill., reported a black letter flight Monday, the first in the history of the unit. The accomplishment came when members from the 126th Air Refueling Wing Maintenance Squadron and...

AIA Optimistic About Life Under Trump

The Aerospace Industries Association is optimistic that defense modernization will get priority under a Trump Administration, but AIA president David Melcher voiced concerns Tuesday that “deficit politics” will continue to hamper needed investment in military systems. Speaking at the AIA’s...

Work Praises Industry for Innovation, Calls for More

Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work emphasized the importance of military contractor innovation Monday after his recent trip to work sites in California and Arizona. “We talk a lot about the Defense Innovation Unit-Experimental … but the innovation in our defense...