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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 […]

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 […]

China says its massive military buildup is only for defensive purposes or for local wars, but its actions cast doubt on that claim, according to a new report by the […]

President Poised To Whack $40 Billion From Defense Procurement Programs President Obama flailed defense procurement programs afflicted by soaring costs, and said it is time for defense acquisition reform, echoing […]

Panel Writes Measure That Asserts United States Sill Committee To NATO The Czech Republic government fell, creating uncertainty as to the future of the European Missile Defense (EMD) system. Last […]

By Emelie Rutherford Ashton Carter, President Obama’s nominee for Pentagon acquisition czar, told lawmakers yesterday he has sufficient weapons-acquisition experience and is primed to launch a "program-by-program" review of current […]

By Geoff Fein A panel of defense analysts and authors acknowledged yesterday before the House Armed Services Committee Seapower Subcommittee that the Navy will have difficulty reaching a 300-ship fleet, […]

By Ann Roosevelt Due to ongoing budget discussions the Army will not attend a House Armed Services Committee panel on Air and Land forces this afternoon about the status of […]

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 Emelie Rutherford Two lawmakers who oversee the VH-71 presidential helicopter program said they have concerns about the over-budget replacement effort and are ready to seek changes after hearing how […]