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Defense Budget
Acquisition Reform Redux
Every year the NDAA contains acquisition system reforms, mostly adding complexity to an already inefficient system. Good reforms occurred last year.
U.S. Navy
Save the Carrier, Sink the LCS
Inactivate a carrier, save the littoral combat ship? It sounds crazy, but that is the current budget plan.
Sea (Maritime, Naval Operations)
Conclude the Littoral Combat Ship Now
The USS Independence (LCS 2) makes a donut turn off the San Diego coast. (US Navy) To its proponents, the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is the surest way...
Air Warfare
Save the A-10: Give It to the Army
Many articles have been written and speeches made about the exploits and success of the A-10 fleet. It has been a phenomenal airplane in its close air...
U.S. Navy
The U.S. Navy's New Submarine Hunter Is a Model for Success
On time, on budget, passed operational testing for effectiveness and suitability, and now on initial deployment in Japan, the Boeing P-8A Poseidon...
Defense Budget
Will America's Next Aircraft Carrier Shrink the Navy?
USS KENNEDY, the second FORD-class carrier, is scheduled to be commissioned in 2020. (U.
Defense Budget
Saving the Defense Budget with Acquisition Reform
A study titled Performance of the Defense Acquisition System 2013 was released in late June by the USD(AT&L). It is a through and comprehensive...
From Siberia to Fairford: How Operation Spider’s Web Has Changed the Rules of Airpower
By Frank A. Rose • RealClearDefense
Faster Simulations, Better Defense Decisions
By Rut Lineswala • RealClearDefense
Will HASC Have an Oversight Subcommittee in the Next Congress?
By Christopher J. Bright • RealClearDefense
The U.S. is Overpaying for Missiles
By Alex Lee • RealClearDefense
The U.S. Nuclear Deterrent Umbrella
By Peter Huessy • RealClearDefense
From Siberia to Fairford: How Operation Spider’s Web Has Changed the Rules of Airpower
By Frank A. Rose • RealClearDefenseFaster Simulations, Better Defense Decisions
By Rut Lineswala • RealClearDefense
Bombers Could Have a Major Air-to-Air Combat Role
By Joseph Trevithick, The WarZone
Pentagon, Lockheed Agree to 10-Year Deal for 850 F-35 Jets
By M. Scanlon, Military T.
The Marine Corps Has a Boot Problem
By Travis Pike, Sandboxx News
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