Defense

Analytic Flaws in the Emerging Gates Defense Posture Defense secretary Robert Gates says that the program changes he proposed last week reflected the need to "rebalance" the nation's military posture in light of recent operational experience. That is only . . .
Back To The Future With Secretary Gates On Monday, April 6, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced his long-awaited plans to reshape the U.S. military. He had foreshadowed many of his specific plans in an article in Foreign Affairs in . . .
Air Force Prepared To End F-22 At 243 Aircraft, Not 187 When Secretary of Defense Robert Gates stated on April 6 that the Air Force advised him they wanted 187 F-22s, the reaction was shock. That’s because evidence indicates the Air Force was ready and willing . . .
Tanker Process Totally Lacking in Transparency Ever since Senator John McCain threw a monkey wrench into efforts to lease new aerial-refueling tankers five years ago, the Air Force has been struggling to implement an alternate strategy. It has spent . . .
U.S. Security Strategy and Boost Phase Missile Defense The United States needs a new strategy for missile defenses, one that reflects the changing international environment and military requirements. Our original construct for the development and deployment . . .
Progress On Marine Vehicle Barely Noticed By Media The Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle has been getting some rough treatment in the media lately. Reporters and pundits say it is over budget, behind schedule and plagued by design defects. Now for the good . . .
The Hidden Costs of Maintaining a Post-Industrial U.S. Military In order to halt the current economic slide, restart the financial and housing markets, and implement a wave of new programs, the Obama Administration has proposed massive new spending programs across . . .
The Navy Will Have Less Money in the Future, Not More Thank you for the opportunity to be here today. I would like to briefly review the military and economic challenges our nation faces, and then draw some conclusions about the outlook for naval ship . . .
The Military Needs Many More C-17 Airlifters It has begun to dawn on many observers that President Obama doesn't care much about defense. He honors the nation's warfighters and supports their programs, but his heart lies elsewhere -- mainly in . . .
Navy Will Offer Up Carrier & Air Wing In Quadrennial Review The word within the Pentagon is that the White House wants to collect 6-8 "scalps" -- major program kills -- in this year's Quadrennial Defense Review. Some of the cuts are already being considered as . . .
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