Defense
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 . . .
Performance-Based Logistics Limits Government Waste
In his February 24 speech to a joint session of Congress, President Obama promised to protect the future health of the American economy by halving the projected deficit in his first term. One way of accomplishing . . .
How To Cut The Cost Of The President’s New Helicopter
There's a simple way of eliminating all of the recently reported cost increase in the presidential helicopter replacement program: kill the more advanced version of the new copter and stick with the initial . . .
Cutting E-2D Navy Radar Plane Could Put Ships At Risk
“Do you think those US Navy warships are out there on vacation?” one Saudi leader was said to have asked Iranian ruler Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during a recent crisis. Aircraft carriers and surface ships do . . .
Buying Two Engines for the F-35 Wastes Billions of Dollars
The Obama Administration has begun "rebalancing" the nation's defense posture to focus on emerging threats and free up money for domestic initiatives. As was the case under Carter and Clinton, the budget . . .
President Obama Will Decide The Fate of F-22 This Month
Sometime in the next dozen days, President Obama will make his first big decision about America's future military capabilities. The fiscal 2009 defense authorization act requires the President to tell . . .
Finish The Job Of Modernizing the Radford Army Ammunition Plant
One of the most important lessons to emerge from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan is the importance of a reliable and modern ammunition industrial base. After the end of the Cold War, the U.S. Department . . .
Rumored Weapons Cuts Would Hit Local Economies Hard
Last week, two of the best-sourced reporters on the defense beat wrote stories indicating that the Pentagon may be getting an early start on cutting weapons programs. On February 5, Jason Sherman of InsideDefense.com . . .
Rumored Weapons Cuts Would Hit Local Economies Hard
Last week, two of the best-sourced reporters on the defense beat wrote stories indicating that the Pentagon may be getting an early start on cutting weapons programs. On February 5, Jason Sherman of InsideDefense.com . . .
Global Deterrence: The Role of the F-22
According to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen, “It’s way past time to re-examine our strategic thinking about deterrence. ”Conventional deterrence is all about how to posture . . .