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Hill Fires C-17 Budget Shot

May 7, 2009
In a bipartisan letter, Hill lawmakers wrote Defense Secretary Robert Gates today, firing a preemptive shot across his bow on the C-17. The bipartisan letter, authored by Rep. Todd Akin, top...

Lawmakers Gather Pro F-22 Ammo

May 1, 2009
A former head of Air Combat Command is aware of “no analysis whatsoever” that could have produced a requirement that the Air Force buy just 187 F-22 air superiority fighters. Retired Gen....

France Wants New Tankers Too

Apr 29, 2009
France's defense attache met with defense reporters this morning and said his country hopes to buy 14 to 15 airborne tankers. No date is set for a Request for Information yet, but France does plan...

AF Mulls COIN Wing, New Planes

Apr 24, 2009
The Air Force has been very sensitive about its image over the last eight years of fighting, concerned the country did not appreciate its role in the several wars we are waging. As part of his...

Divorce, Pentagon Style

Apr 24, 2009
Divorces usually leave the parties exhausted, miserable and, sometimes, a lot poorer. People fight over the kids, the dogs, the books. Only the Pentagon could be contemplating a divorce over a...

US Less Dominant But So What

Nov 25, 2009
Last week several respected Washington defense analysts told the House Armed Services Committee that we are in decline while Asia is on the rise. While most military analysts watch China closely and never forget the always ambitious Russians, few have...

US Guards JSF Crown Jewels

Nov 24, 2009
The Pentagon, after years and years of deliberation and heavy pressure from Britain, has finally decided it will not share the all-important computer source code for the Joint Strike Fighter. Sharing source code would, in the words of one close...

More Troops Won't Fix Afghanistan

Nov 24, 2009
A major troop buildup in Afghanistan would prolong the war at a moment when the U.S. should be looking for ways to end it. Worse, military escalation could further destabilize South Asia and hinder the Obama administration’s larger efforts to...

JSF STOVL Woes Strike Pax River

Nov 23, 2009
UPDATED: Ash Carter Says LockMar Should Share Costs To Bring Program Back on Track. LockMar Says Plane Back To Flight Dec. 7. A troublesome fuel shutoff valve. The engine inlet rake needed replacement. Those are among the latest reported problems with...

Film Offers Gospel of the Surge

Nov 20, 2009
President Obama will announce his new strategy on Afghanistan and Pakistan sooner or later. Given that the key decision -- at least publicly -- will be how many more troops to send to Afghanistan it seems propitious to consider the Bush...


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