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B-1 Bomber Takes Us ‘Back To The Future’

July 9, 2012 • In the News • Original: USA Today

President Obama’s new military strategy is taking shape here on the sun-seared grasslands of West Texas where B-1 bomber pilots train. The strategy pivots from missions over the deserts and…

The Pentagon Has Become a Hostage in the War Over the Deficit

July 7, 2012 • In the News • Original: The Economist

It seemed a good idea at the time. But sequestration, an ugly word for an ugly thing, now threatens to rip the heart out of America’s defence budget. Sequestration was…

Why The Army’s Experimenting With Laser-Guided Lightning

July 5, 2012 • In the News • Original: AOL Defense

There’s been a fair bit of buzz online of late over experiments with a technology called a “laser-induced plasma channel” – essentially, laser-guided, artificially generated lightning bolts – at the…

Defense Cuts Of $500 Billion Vex Officials As Ax Nears

July 2, 2012 • In the News • Original: Bloomberg

/…/With $500 billion in cuts to U.S. defense programs over 10 years set to begin on Jan. 2, industry contractors and analysts say the challenge isn’t only the amount of…

Yes, Fewer Boots On The Ground

July 2, 2012 • In the News • Original: Aviation Week

Boot-centric warfare (BCW) is a resilient idea. It holds that the war is not truly engaged in, let alone won, until a rifleman’s boots are on the ground. But BCW…