Congress

By Emelie Rutherford Georgia Republican and Senate Armed Services Committee member Sen. Saxby Chambliss’ Tuesday reelection victory ensures the F-22 stealth fighter maintains a diehard backer in Congress as the […]

By Calvin Biesecker The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) yesterday began an outreach campaign targeted at the incoming Obama administration and Congress touting the importance of the aerospace and defense industry […]

By Emelie Rutherford The new mine-resistant-vehicle competition the Pentagon is preparing to launch next week could cost $3 billion, a price tag that would be supported by an expected $1.5 […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon looks to have won the battle with powerful lawmakers who charged it scaled back congressional plans for buying parts for future F-22 Raptor jets before […]

By Emelie Rutherford President-elect Barack Obama confirmed yesterday Defense Secretary Robert Gates will stay on the job in the next administration, capping off negotiations with Gates over just what type […]

By Calvin Biesecker President-elect Obama yesterday announced that he will nominate Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano (D) to be his Secretary of Homeland Security, a selection that was expected and praised. […]

By Emelie Rutherford The race is on for House Armed Services Committee (HASC) ranking member, with three of the committee’s five returning GOP subcommittee leaders seeking their party’s top spot […]

New Uses Seen For ABL Include Taking Out Aircraft, Cruise Missiles, Surface-To-Air Missile: Boeing Test Success, Possible New Uses For ABL Come As Congress May Consider Cutting ABL Funds In […]

The Czech Republic Senate, 40-31, approved a plan for the United States to install a radar on Czech territory as part of the envisioned European Missile Defense (EMD) system. Because […]

President-elect Obama’s plan to remove U.S. forces from Iraq and focus instead on Afghanistan may not save the $10 billion a month he has mentioned in campaign speeches. He is […]