DoD Buzz

Ford pulls out of JLTV competition

Michael Hoffman — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:13:50 +0000

The automaker chooses to leave early rather than increase investment in the Army's aggressive fielding timeline for a Humvee replacement.

Senators want answers on end of F-35B’s ‘probation’

Philip Ewing — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:34:06 +0000

The top men on the SASC want to know exactly what the B did to earn its clean bill of health.

SecDef’s olive branch for Europe

Philip Ewing — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:59:09 +0000

Panetta and Secretary of State Clinton reinforced the U.S. commitment to Europe amid the planned pullouts.

Air Force details force structure cuts

Michael Hoffman — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:04:27 +0000

Air Guard bears brunt of cuts as service announces which seven squadrons will lose their missions.

Running to stand still

Philip Ewing — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:41:59 +0000

Another day, another proposal to protect DoD's budget, another round of deadlock.

The murky way forward in Afghanistan

Philip Ewing — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:09:57 +0000

Monocles dropped into martinis when SecDef appeared to move up the U.S. timetable. Then things got confusing.

Va delegation pounces on Fla carrier move

Philip Ewing — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:54:07 +0000

Virginia says shrinking DoD budget growth means the Navy should scrap its plan to move a carrier.

HASC Chairman on BRAC: ‘Kill it’

Michael Hoffman — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:47:43 +0000

U.S. Rep. Buck McKeon tells the Pentagon he has no plans of standing up another Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.

AF, Air Guard ready for face off

Michael Hoffman — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:52:37 +0000

Air Force leaders can expect Congress to push back against proposed cuts to the Air National Guard.

The hometown backlash gambit

Philip Ewing — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:19:08 +0000

SecDef's worry about base closures is getting through to towns across the U.S. Can DoD and Congress use that groundswell to protect tomorrow's budgets?

Your piece of the sequestration pie

Philip Ewing — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:40:33 +0000

A report hopes to broaden the resistance to DoD budget reductions by warning that cuts would affect the whole country.

US, China earn low cyber defense ranking

Michael Hoffman — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:25:09 +0000

Sweeden, Finland and Israel each field stronger cyber defense networks than U.S. and China in recent report.

Reports: India selects Rafale as next fighter

Philip Ewing — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:56:30 +0000

France's flagship wins India's competition, beating Lockheed, Boeing and others -- but the deal isn't quite closed yet.

Boom times for the Boneyard

Philip Ewing — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:00:19 +0000

The only place the Air Force is likely to expand anytime soon is at its iconic aircraft junkyard in the Arizona desert.

Panetta spares Army modernization priorities

Michael Hoffman — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:29:50 +0000

Army's JLTV, GCV and Network all get a pass in the latest defense budget.

An altered landscape

Philip Ewing — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:31:44 +0000

The waiting and debating is over. Now there's an actual roadmap for DoD's planned build-down.

Judgment day

Philip Ewing — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:15:34 +0000

SecDef and Gen. Dempsey unveil the long-dreaded program cuts in this year's budget submission.

HASC Vice Chair dismisses proposed base closures

Michael Hoffman — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:17:46 +0000

Rep. Mac Thornberry, House Armed Services Committee vice chair, expects his colleagues to push back against any Pentagon recommendation for an additional round of base closures.

Report adds still more gloom to Navy ship outlook

Philip Ewing — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:37:19 +0000

GAO says it's going to take a lot of technical and budgetary problem-solving to field the Navy's next-model destroyer.

CSBA: Our weapons mix is ‘out of whack’

John Reed — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:45:01 +0000

The Pentagon must continue to tweak its weapons mix if it wants to meet the military challenges of this century, a study concludes.