The F-35A Joint Strike Fighter, the KC-46 refueling tanker and a new long-range strike bomber rank at the top of new aircraft priorities. But those goals, which would cost nearly…
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Budget Deal Opens ‘Age of Austerity’ for Federal Agencies
March 23, 2013 • In the News • Original: Bloomberg
The spending bill Congress passed shows $1.2 trillion in budget cuts that weren’t supposed to happen are now part of the political landscape. Lawmakers approved the so-called continuing resolution March…
Transformation Resurfaces As Pentagon Gropes For Strategic Answers
March 22, 2013 • In the News • Original: AOL Defense
Asked flat out whether transformation was back as a central organizing principle for the Pentagon, Krepinevich — who literally wrote the paper on transformation, “The Military-Technical Revolution: A Preliminary Assessment”…
Pentagon Urged To Stop Stalling, Start Planning Defense Cuts
March 21, 2013 • In the News • Original: Reuters
The Pentagon needs to stop stalling and start figuring out how to cut its budget by $50 billion annually for the foreseeable future in a way that preserves national security,…
US Navy May Add Conformal Fuel Tanks to F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Fleet
March 20, 2013 • In the News • Original: Flight Global
The US Navy is considering adding conformal fuel tanks (CFTs) onto its fleet of Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighters, sources say. The twin dorsally mounted tanks are expected to…