Defense
Killing The President’s New Helicopter Wastes $8 Billion
Four months into his first (and possibly only) term, President Barack Obama is beginning to grasp the severity of the government's fiscal crisis. Washington is spending $5 billion per day it does not . . .
Obama Is Right: The F-35 Doesn’t Need Another Engine
President Obama startled the aerospace industry earlier this month when he attacked a congressionally-mandated program to build an "alternate" engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. It isn't common . . .
Will The Pentagon Remember To Defend American Skies?
When the Pentagon “rebalanced” military aircraft programs on April 6, they forgot about buying new fighters to protect the United States. Remember the scare last month when the back-up Air Force One made . . .
E-2D and Maritime Security
The greatest threats to Navy ships in the years ahead come from missile proliferation and submarines, but the best defense starts in the sky with the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye. “State actors and non-state . . .
Saudi Fleet Modernization Bolsters Global Partnering
The National Defense Strategy cites strengthening of allies and regional partners as a key means of meeting U.S. security objectives. Working with allies is also one of five strategic principles underpinning . . .
Jack Kemp Legacy: Link Between Economics and Security
There were two big ideas that changed the world in the 1980s: Supply-side economics and a bold strategy for winning the Cold War. One was the handiwork of Jack Kemp, the other of Ronald Reagan. It’s . . .
Secretary Gates Is Dead Wrong on KEI
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is rapidly acquiring the reputation as the most forceful Pentagon leader since Robert McNamara occupied an E-ring office more than forty years ago. Almost single-handedly . . .
Pentagon Needs Clear Plan For Electronic Warfare
It isn't easy to be nostalgic about the Cold War, but back then military planners had at least one advantage that they no longer enjoy today: everybody agreed on what the big threats were. They originated . . .
U.S. Naval Options for Influencing Iran
Engaging Iran is both a difficult and complex endeavor. The United States will need to use all the tools at its disposal. One of the advantages the United States possesses in dealing with Iran is its . . .
Quadrennial Review Skirts Biggest Management Challenge
Congress has mandated that the defense department must conduct a comprehensive review of military strategy and capabilities at the beginning of each new presidential administration. The latest such "quadrennial . . .