Troops on foot patrol in Afghanistan are finding an increasing number of makeshift bombs before they explode, helping to defuse the effectiveness of the Taliban’s No. 1 weapon, military data…
Monthly Archives: May, 2011
U.S. Drones vs China
May 23, 2011 • In the News • Original: The Diplomat
After a decade of steady expansion, the Chinese military has made significant strides toward limiting the United States’ ability to deploy its own armed forces in the western Pacific. A…
2nd Fleet Shutdown Raises Red Flags
May 22, 2011 • In the News • Original: Navy Times
A 2010 Pentagon-driven savings initiative prompted the Navy to recommend shutting down 2nd Fleet, which oversees the training and certification of East Coast units, and merging it with ever-growing Fleet…
Pentagon Weapons Buyer Quietly Visits California to Discuss Bomber Planes
May 21, 2011 • In the News • Original: Los Angeles Times
Deep in the Mojave Desert, surrounded by tiers of barbed-wire fence, the nation’s largest defense contractors work in secrecy designing and building the latest military aircraft at Air Force Plant…
Budget Cuts Force Pentagon to Redefine Priorities
May 20, 2011 • In the News • Original: Christian Science Monitor
America has embarked on cost-cutting strategic reviews before. In the wake of the Korean War, the Eisenhower administration took what it called “the new look” at defense. Eisenhower “made a…