If the Pentagon truly wants to close additional facilities, the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA)’s Todd Harrison says DOD officials are going to have to present Congress with a plan so detailed and exact — mapped right down to the congressional district — that enough lawmakers will approve the measure.
The U.S. military’s much-discussed AirSea Battle will remain a priority in light of rising tensions with North Korea, ongoing military strategy assessments and continued budget constraints, Pentagon officials said.
A Russian bomber recently carried out simulated cruise missile attacks on U.S. missile defenses in Asia, raising new questions about Moscow’s goal in future U.S.-Russian defense talks.
The defense establishment is staring into a “fog bank” as it tries to tackle the major problems with affording the force and the weapons the Defense Department needs over the next decade, a top defense budget analyst warned Friday.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Wednesday his intent to “reform and reshape” the military — from paying personnel to buying weapons — to deal with deep budget cuts the Pentagon faces.
As the new U.S. secretary of defense turns his attention to the defense industrial base, he should reach out to leaders of companies that provide our armed forces with the equipment required to underwrite national security. A good way could be by breaking bread in a collegial group gathered to consider the future of democracy’s arsenal.
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