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Air Force Space Programs on Hold as New Architecture Studied
It’s called “the vicious circle of space acquisition.”
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Military Challenged to Maintain Decades-Old Aircraft
The U.S. military operates fleets of Cold War-era aircraft that will not be replaced any time soon. For the Pentagon, this creates daunting challenges, experts warn. Airplanes will have to fly much longer than planned and, at a time of tight budgets, the cost of maintaining aging equipment is projected to soar.
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Upgrades Will Let the Navy’s LCS Operate in More Dangerous Waters
The Navy plans to beef up the firepower and defenses of its littoral combat ship fleet in the coming years, allowing the ships to operate in more dangerous waters.
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The Pentagon’s Slush Fund
What does an $810 million U.S. defense “initiative” to “reassure” Europe in the wake of Vladimir Putin’s Crimean land grab have to do with emergency war needs in Afghanistan and Iraq? Absolutely nothing. So why does that hefty sum appear in the military’s budget, now pending on Capitol Hill, meant to support operations in those two Middle Eastern countries?
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The U.S. Navy’s New Warship Is the U.S. Navy’s Old Warship … With More Weapons
Back in the 1990s, the U.S. Navy came up with a radical plan to replace its tried-and-true Perry-class frigates, at the time the sailing branch’s most numerous surface warship.
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New Congress Will Test Air Force Plans
The Republican takeover of the Senate will put some of the Air Force's harshest critics in new positions of power as the service looks to shape its future force structure.