Navy/USMC

By Geoff Fein The 3rd Fleet is evaluating data collated from last month’s Stellar Dagger exercise that showcased for the first time a simultaneous downing of a ballistic missile in […]

By Emelie Rutherford and Geoff Fein While the Navy currently plans to stick with the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) for the next-generation aircraft carrier, it is seeking input from […]

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 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 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 […]

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 […]