Secretary of the Navy Donald Winter determined Tuesday the
status of Captain Michael Scott Speicher is changed from
"Missing/Captured" to "Missing-In-Action" (MIA).
Budget Proposal Would Also Cancel New Bomber Program
We might soon know how the Obama administration plans to balance
a number of high-dollar military programs, against slumping markets
and a sluggish economy... and it isn't pretty.
You know the feeling... that 'seat of the pants' sensation that cues into the true nature of the flight that you're undertaking... its an innate part of the true world of flight... and possibly the most difficult aspect of aviation to simulate.
Nearly 95,000 Jobs Could Be Impacted By Program Cut
Defense experts are trying to size up how serious President
Barack Obama is about his promise to reform defense procurement.
The President pledged last week the "days of giving defense
contractors a blank check are over"... but saying it is one thing,
and doing it at a cost of thousands of jobs during a severe
recession is another.
$173 Million Deal To Perform "Reset" Work On Cobras, Other
Helos
Bell Aerospace Services Inc. announced Monday the Bell
Helicopter subsidiary has begun work on a multi-year contract with
a projected total value of $173 million, as a subcontract member of
a team led by PKL Services Inc of Poway, CA. The team is currently
providing selected organizational-level maintenance (or "Reset")
for Lot 3 and Lot 4 US Marine Corps rotary wing aircraft.
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