Defense
Helicopter Flap: How About Some Common Sense?
This week the Air Force is issuing a revised solicitation for its future search-and-rescue helicopter that service leaders hope will put the embattled program back on track. The Air Force is the only service . . .
Military Priorities: The New Majority Speaks
If you thought the Democratic Party was still mired in the anti-war, anti-military funk that followed America's defeat in Vietnam, then you haven't been paying attention to this week's mark-up of the fiscal . . .
T-SAT: A True Revolution In Military Communications
Imagine how far the American Revolution would have gotten if the Declaration of Independence had been written in Latin. Many of the Founders would have understood it because they were schooled in the . . .
Littoral Combat Ship and the Birth of A New Navy
I'm real pleased to be here today, discussing the most innovative and exciting vessel in the Navy's entire shipbuilding program. The schedule for today's event describes me as the luncheon keynote speaker, which means I'm supposed . . .
Naval Networking: Real Progress, Real Problems
Although sometimes depicted as a bastion of tradition, the U.S. Navy has a better track record than other military services at generating innovative ideas about future warfare. It was the Navy that first grasped . . .
Want Real Missile Defense Soon? Put KEI to Sea
More than six years into the Bush Administration and what do we have to show for its investment of billions of dollars in missile defense? Precious little is the answer. To defend the nation we are relying on . . .
Getting To A 21st Century Supply Chain
The Department of Defense (DoD) directs the largest and most complex supply chain in the world. DoD spends at least $150 billion a year on goods and services and their delivery to end users. The Defense . . .
Army Acquisition “System” Crushes Another Program
The Iraq war has revealed grave deficiencies in America's Army. The active-duty force is too small to sustain a protracted counter-insurgency campaign. The service lacks vital language skills and cultural . . .
Democrats Warm To Defense Industry As Republicans Turn Away
Two developments last week lend credence to the idea that the national political parties are trading places in their approach to the defense industry. On April 3, the Bush Administration's Navy Secretary . . .
Reconnaissance Assets Undercut By Pentagon Infighting
The U.S. intelligence community faces daunting challenges. Threats have become more elusive. Collection priorities have shifted to languages and cultures that few Americans understand. Security restrictions . . .