A quick look back at the week that was, and the links that were.

Step by step, Navy and Marine Corps engineers are getting the F-35B ready for its first flights on and off a Navy amphibious ship later this year.

The Army invited a group of congressional staffers out to the National Training Center in California to demonstrate how it helps prepare soldiers for war.

The airmen of the 920th Rescue Wing have just two more space shuttle launches to oversee in their role as the protectors of the astronauts.

DoD has picked 15 programs to demonstrate a new method for controlling cost and improving performance. It sounds like a common-sense approach, but will it work?

The Royal Navy really wants its two new aircraft carriers, but the costs for the ships continue to increase beyond the original estimates.

Another defense giant gets into the act, competing to help build the Army and Marines’ new family of light vehicles.

India has eliminated Boeing and Lockheed from its $11 billion competition for a large batch of new fighter jets

How big an imprint will Gates leave on the Pentagon?

The reaction inside the Beltway has been mild to positive after news broke Wednesday about the Obama administration’s pending national security shakeup

Upgrading or replacing even just a standard, workhorse Army ground vehicle can cost more than a luxury car — sometimes, much more.

The international alliance that intervened in Libya was supposed to showcase the virtues of multipolar action. Instead it has shown its drawbacks, one author writes.

Secretary Gates’ counterpart from the U.K., Liam Fox, is visiting the Pentagon today for talks about Libya, NATO and many other things.

The Navy’s amphibious command ships will never appear in a recruiting commercial, but they’re critical in running big operations — and they aren’t getting any younger.

Here’s what the White House said in its readout of the meeting: “The President led his monthly meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with his national security team. The President received a briefing on the security situation in Afghanistan, including our efforts to sustain momentum against the Taliban, transition to an Afghan security lead, continued support […]