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By Marina Malenic The Air Force would prefer a more rapid production rate for the F-35 LIGHTNING II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) to boost its tactical aircraft fleet before fourth-generation […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Army’s top officer pledged yesterday to fight requirements growth with its morphing manned-ground-vehicle program, as a senior lawmaker warned money will not be available to absorb […]

By Emelie Rutherford Raymond Mabus, a former Mississippi governor and manufacturing executive, will be the next Navy secretary. The Senate on Monday night voted in favor of confirming Mabus, whom […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Navy’s decision to negotiate a firm-fixed-price contract with the builder of a new and closely watched aircraft-carrier catapult system reflects the company’s confidence in the product […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Marine Corps has identified for Congress $188.3 million in unfunded programs outside of its official fiscal year 2010 budget request, with seven-ton truck trailers coming in […]

By Emelie Rutherford The head of a naval panel in Congress said he will support the Navy’s request to temporarily drop its aircraft carrier tally from 11 to 10, a […]

Iranian Nukes Would Threaten Both Israel And United States, Obama Says; No Steps Are Off Table; Netanyahu In Agreement Obama, Netanyahu Meet At White House; Netanyahu Says All Options Must […]

European Missile Defense Still Alive, Perhaps With Russia As Partner: Gates Lawmakers: Missile Defense Cuts Unwise; Huge Weapons Cuts Challenged In Congress, But Gates Presses For Fiscal 2010 Budget Secretary […]

Uphill Fight Seen To Reverse Gates Missile Defense Cutbacks Attempting to use Navy ships with Aegis weapon control systems and Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) interceptors to defend allied nations from Iranian […]

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has uttered multiple erroneous statements about the Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) missile defense system that he wants to abolish, a noted military analyst said. Gates […]