Defense
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 . . .
The Cyber Goldrush Begins
When Chinese agents penetrated the computers of the Obama campaign during the recent election season and stole many sensitive files, they pretty much guaranteed that the nation's next president would . . .
FOUR REASONS FOR CONFIDENCE IN THE F-35
If you don't follow the defense business closely, then you can be excused for believing that the F-35 joint strike fighter is in trouble. The $300 billion program to develop a stealthy, multirole tactical . . .
Alternate Engine Problems Prove Critics Were Right
After ten months of testing, the alternate engine that General Electric and Rolls Royce are building for the F-35 joint strike fighter has managed to run for a grand total of 52 hours, during which time . . .
Defense Acquisition Reform Conference – 12.1.09
The Lexington Institute is organizing a Capitol Hill panel on defense acquisition reform on December 1, 2009. Confirmed speakers to date are: • Mr. David Berteau, Senior Advisor, Center for . . .
THANK OUR WWII HEROES WHILE WE CAN
Today marks the 90th anniversary of Veterans Day in America, and I would like to encourage all New Jersey residents to seek out and thank military veterans for their service to our country, especially . . .
Tanker Wars: Why Boeing Thinks Subsidies Matter
The Air Force's plan to conduct an expeditious re-competition of its future tanker program has run into trouble. An initial award was overturned when the Government Accountability Office found major . . .