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The Battle for Resiliency in Asia: it’s the hardeners versus the dispersers
It's not yet clear the Obama administration is going to put its money where its mouth is on the pivot to Asia. One example of that fear may be found in the outcome of the debate on basing in Asia that is now being waged inside the Pentagon. As the military rebalances its personnel, assets and resources to the East, it's focused on "resilience" and what it will cost to achieve it. But for all the talk of the pivot, it's not clear the resources are there to back it up.
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Experts Say Sequestration Would Target Civilian Jobs
The potential for layoffs in the defense contracting industry is taking center stage in the congressional showdown on how to avoid the “fiscal cliff,” but experts say that sequestration’s most immediate workplace cuts would be felt by civilian defense employees.
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Analyst: It’s a Myth That Market Competition Drives Down Weapons Cost
Critics of Pentagon waste point to the uncompetitive defense industry — dominated by a handful of conglomerates — as the reason why the U.S. military overpays for weapons. If only there were a truly competitive, free, market, prices would come down, experts have argued.
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Year-end Spending: Some Units Have It Down Cold
When the end of the fiscal year comes around, there’s often a mad dash in government offices to use up remaining budget money or risk losing it forever. That’s true in many Air Force units as well.
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Heart of the Battle
The US Air Force is developing a new stealth bomber to counter growing anti- access/area-denial (A2/AD) challenges around the world – but the programme faces enormous challenges in the face of declining US defence outlays. The Long Range Strike-Bomber (LRS-B) is part of a socalled “family of systems” being designed to ensure US forces can hold any point on Earth that may be at risk from aerial attack. The Long Range Strike family of systems – particularly the new bomber – is the centrepiece of the Pentagon’s emerging “AirSea Battle” construct/.../
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Firms, Policymakers Struggle as West’s Defence Binge Ends
Whether or not America's politicians can find a way to sidestep the brutal automatic military cuts of sequestration, the era of rising Western spending on weapons and wars is over.