Defense
Is America Entering A Period Of Political Instability?
Remember the optimism with which Americans greeted the new millennium? Everything seemed to be going our way: the U.S. economy was nearly a third of global output, household net worth was rising fast . . .
Americans In Space: The Final Act Begins
It is now nearly a quarter century since the Challenger Space Shuttle exploded, handing America's manned space flight program its first big setback after a long string of successes. The years since then . . .
Defense Industrial Base: Second Sources Not Affordable
The 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review has produced the most competent, coherent report ever generated in the history of that much-maligned process. It is not a sweeping vision of military transformation, . . .
Tanker Contest Headed For Sole-Source Award
Senior executives at Northrop Grumman have made a tentative decision not to bid in the Air Force's pending re-competition of its KC-X aerial-refueling tanker. Only a year ago, Northrop looked like the . . .
GD Acquires Crucial Tactical Intelligence Tool
On January 8, General Dynamics acquired a little-known product from a Virginia-based tech company that could prove to be one of the most valuable tactical intelligence tools the U.S. Army possesses. . .
The Three Biggest Challenges Facing Naval Shipbuilding
You could say that the three biggest challenges facing the U.S. Navy's shipbuilding program are money, money, and money. The service has a clear vision of how to construct a networked, flexible fleet . . .
Why QDR Can’t Be What Conservatives Want It To Be
The Heritage Foundation's first security backgrounder of the new year says the Quadrennial Defense Review process is broken: "Instead of establishing a road map for defense programs for the next 20 years, . . .
Each Big Defense Company Faces A Key Challenge In 2010
The Obama Administration's fiscal 2011 defense request will exceed $700 billion. With $547 billion likely to be sought for regular defense spending and another $163 billion for overseas contingencies, . . .
Budget Moves Buoy Defense Industry
It has been an unsettling year for defense contractors. While industry profitability continues to ride the crest of record post-cold-war military spending, the Obama Administration has sent numerous . . .