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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 […]

Lawmakers in both political parties are highly worried about the stability of the Pakistani government, and skeptical of President Obama’s plan to pour an annual $1.5 billion in aid into […]

VIIRS Thermal Vacuum Tests Among Advances NASA Gives Northrop CERES Sensor Contract Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] completed the initial step toward the critical design review (CDR) for the National Polar-orbiting […]

By Marina Malenic The Air Force’s top officer does not expect a forthcoming study on the Defense Department’s airlift capacity to indicate any changes in the overall need for the […]

By Emelie Rutherford Pentagon leaders underscored their commitment to buying unmanned aircraft before a Senate panel yesterday, with the top uniformed officer saying the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) could be […]

By Emelie Rutherford Senate appropriators approved yesterday a supplement war-funding bill lacking weapon-system add-ons for C-17 cargo aircraft and Stryker vehicles in the version the House passed yesterday, likely leaving […]

By Geoff Fein Lawmakers yesterday questioned the Navy’s ability to achieve a 313-ship fleet, given the service plans to buy eight ships in the FY ’10 budget but decommission seven […]

By Calvin Biesecker The House Committee on Homeland Security yesterday approved a bill authorizing appropriations for the Transportation Security Administration during the next two fiscal years along with a slew […]

By Emelie Rutherford The supplemental war-funding bill the Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) plans to mark up today will not include C-17 cargo aircraft yet may fund Stryker ambulances not requested by […]

By Emelie Rutherford Pentagon leaders yesterday defended their budget to House lawmakers, who questioned the analysis behind the defense proposal and its limitations on efforts including the C-27J Joint Cargo […]