F-35 performs weapons tests – pit drops. Data "looks good.” John Fahnestock, top weapons engineer said in NAVAIR story.  colinclarkaol

Chinese get aggro all over again. First, they push Phillipinos around over fishermen; now they buzz Japanese ship. bit.ly/HGFzQF colinclarkaol

“In a word, it would be devastating to the department:” Kendall tells SASC abt sequestration. Would “break” KC-46 tanker and LCS contracts. colinclarkaol

More budget juice for Marines as SecDef Panetta visits Camp Pendleton, Calif. on March 30. He’ll take hovercraft to visit USS Peleliu. colinclarkaol

This is is priceless — if true! See the costs of depending on Russia for access to space: broken bottles and heads! t.co/GlHIAW99 colinclarkaol

Sen. Grassley presses Panetta on ‘egregious waste and misconduct’ at DoD dug up in Inspector General reports. bit.ly/xZsHKR colinclarkaol

See most of ur major Pgon #budget nrs here. More coverage coming thru the day. http://bit.ly/zCQPDE aoldefense

Good insight on Senate fm Inouye’s earmark remarks: Earmarks leave Senators “open to unseemly bargaining with Executive branch.” Unseemly! colinclarkaol

Think Hill doesn’t know what vermin Americans think they r? Sen. Inouye sez “trust in Congress is at all time low” in extending earmark ban colinclarkaol

Election news & NOTE to #defense contractors: “Senate Appropriations Committee Announces Extension of Earmark Moratorium.” Smart politics colinclarkaol