Defense
Powering JSF: One Engine Is Enough
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is being developed to meet the future needs of three U.S. military services and eight foreign allies for an agile, affordable multi-role aircraft. It is expected to be the biggest military . . .
Future Combat Systems: Why The Army Is So Committed
With several of the big networking initiatives begun during Donald Rumsfeld's tenure as defense secretary beginning to implode, many observers are curious why the Army remains so committed to its . . .
Why Recruit Pentagon Leaders from the Defense Industry?
Running the Pentagon isn't most people's idea of fun. The hours are long, the criticism is constant, and the pay isn't much higher than the median household income in nearby Fairfax County. So it is getting . . .
Deal Of The Century: Who Will Win The Tanker Competition?
Sometime in February, the Pentagon's Defense Acquisition Board will meet to ratify a plan for what looks likely to be the biggest purchase of wide-body aircraft in the world during the early decades of the . . .
Gates Intelligence Reorganization Focuses On “Integration”
Next weekend the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly, Virginia will be hosting D.C. Big Flea, the biggest flea market in the mid-Atlantic states. If you are still looking for that flintlock musket to put over the fireplace . . .
Maritime Security
This report aims to look at the broad issue of maritime security in international waters, and its implications for United States policy. The topics addressed include conventional military threats, pirates . . .
Bush-Cheney Security Agenda Made Steady Progress in 2007
When Operation Desert Storm ended with a crushing defeat of Iraqi forces in early 1991, many pundits opined that President George Herbert Walker Bush was assured of re-election. Military success had . . .
Final Bush Budget Signals Retreat From Transformation
The Pentagon is putting the final touches on its fiscal 2009 budget request, which will be sent to Congress in February. Covering military spending for the years 2009-2013, it is essentially the last . . .
CG(X) And The Future Of Naval Warfare
The U.S. Navy plans to acquire a next-generation cruiser that can defend its fleet, the rest of the joint force, and overseas allies against emerging airborne and ballistic-missile threats. These threats include . . .
U.S. Spending on Military Technology through 2010
Samuel Johnson once remarked of a contemporary that, "He was dull in a new way, and that made many people think him great." I try to keep that remark in mind when preparing my thoughts for forums such . . .