Air Force

By Emelie Rutherford Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle launched immediate campaigns yesterday to reverse Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ proposed reduction in missile-defense funding, termination of the F-22 jet’s […]

By Emelie Rutherford Alabama’s Republican senators blocked a Senate vote on confirming Ashton Carter to the post of Pentagon acquisition chief last week because they said they are waiting for […]

By Geoff Fein The Joint Staff is working a number of challenges, from bringing together the services’ netcentric efforts under one umbrella, to developing data standards, all meant to ensure […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon’s major acquisition programs have exceeded their original estimates by $296 billion, a level that has decreased since last year yet still is "staggering" and indicates […]

By Ann Roosevelt With the release of its Irregular Warfare Vision (IW) this month, U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) has made it a command-wide priority to ensure the joint forces […]

Missile Defense Critics Cite Countermeasures In Enemy Missiles, But Then Move To Cut Funds For Airborne Laser That Overcomes Countermeasures While Obama Castigates Cold War Systems That Go Unused, Franks […]

By Emelie Rutherford A top Air Force general said late last week he wouldn’t be surprised if a nascent 12-nation strategic-airlift consortium grows and expands its fleet beyond the three […]

By Emelie Rutherford A chief defense appropriator said yesterday he is not backing down from trying to compel a split buy of the Air Force tanker in the upcoming supplemental […]

By Geoff Fein The Navy yesterday expected inspection of Marine Corps and Air Force V-22 Ospreys to be completed shortly, less than a week after loose bolts discovered in a […]

North Korea Poses A Threat To Allies; Its Missile Launch Violates U.N. Rule; Even Satellite Launch Shows Korean Threat Multilayered U.S. Missile Defense System Seen as ‘Critical’: General’s Assessment Senior […]