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Former Recruiter Pens Inspirational How-To Guide

2012-01-09

When it comes to shaping the face of the armed forces, few people have as significant and direct a role as the recruiters who fill the ranks.

Pentagon: Affordability Not a War on Profit

2011-12-08

Business as usual -- including record profits and high overhead and labor rates -- could shift in the defense industry as it adjusts to new buying practices taking root at the Pentagon.

Experts: Big Defense Programs Will Live

2011-12-06

What will the post-2013 U.S. defense budget look like? Big programs like the Lockheed Martin F-35 and USAF Long Range Strike (LRS) family of programs will survive, albeit with some cutbacks.

Defense Spending Continuing Resolution Looms

2011-11-29

Prospects for wrapping up the defense spending bill for fiscal 2012 by the Dec. 16 deadline are dimming.

Lawmakers Could Agree on Easy $2B in Cuts

2011-11-03

A U.S. House-Senate conference committee working out differences in fiscal 2012 defense appropriations would start in complete agreement on $1 billion in cuts to investments, be very close on another $1.4 billion, and less than 10 percent apart on about $500 million.

Navy Official Questions Need for JSF Variants

2011-08-25

U.S. Navy Undersecretary Robert Work told the Navy and Marine Corps in July to provide lower-cost alternatives to the Navy's current tactical aviation plan, and to examine the consequences of terminating either the F-35B short-takeoff/vertical-landing version of the Joint Strike Fighter or the carrier-compatible F-35C.

Zumwalt Destroyer Remains On Course

2011-08-02

Just days after the U.S. Navy confirmed it had reached a deal with Bath Iron Works to build the next two DDG-1000s, the service sent further signals that the next-generation destroyer still is important for the surface ship fleet despite cuts to the program.

Extra $1 Billion Overrun Estimated for F-35

2011-07-20

The Pentagon estimates that the first three production lots of the F-35 are exceeding cost projections by up to 15%, nearly $1 billion, most of which will be paid for by the government.

Pentagon May Change Carrier and SSBN(X) Plans

2011-07-14

Deterrence relying on the nuclear triad of bombers and land- and sea-based missiles is not enough to dissuade potential attackers in the future, said the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. General James Cartwright argued that spec ops troops, conventional forces, and the ability to rapidly deploy both must be part of a new construct.

Second F-35A Joins Edwards Maturity Testing

2011-07-13

Lockheed Martin hopes to make headway with the "maturity" flights of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter at Edwards AFB, Calif., now that AF-6, the second of two test aircraft at Edwards, was expected to conduct its first maturity flight as soon as July 12.