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By Philip Ewing on Wednesday, April 20th, 2011 
A well-known defense analyst says the Libyan people are worse off, not better, because of how poorly the international community has managed its military intervention
Posted in International | 22 Comments »
By Philip Ewing on Wednesday, April 20th, 2011 
The White House announced big cuts, a major review, and the potential for many changes for DoD. But it forgot to tell anyone in the Pentagon what it’s all about.
Posted in Policy | 21 Comments »
By Philip Ewing on Wednesday, April 20th, 2011 
Pentagon officials are promising to scrub programs rigorously as they get underway so they can control or predict costs as much as possible.
Posted in Naval, Policy | 36 Comments »
By Philip Ewing on Tuesday, April 19th, 2011 Posted in Asides | No Comments »
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By Philip Ewing on Tuesday, April 19th, 2011 
How can today’s U.S. Navy ships, aircraft and equipment best respond to the dreaded ‘swarm attack?’
Posted in Naval | 125 Comments »
By Philip Ewing on Tuesday, April 19th, 2011 
The Pentagon is reportedly close to releasing its new cyber-strategy. But how much can it help with actual preparations in case of a cyber attack?
Posted in Cyber Security | 2 Comments »
By Philip Ewing on Tuesday, April 19th, 2011 
Officials hope a new command post in Key West will help with the war on smuggling into the U.S. Drug traffickers, however, show a strong penchant for adaptation.
Posted in Intelligence, Naval | 11 Comments »
By Philip Ewing on Tuesday, April 19th, 2011 Posted in Asides | No Comments »
By Philip Ewing on Tuesday, April 19th, 2011 
A top Army official wants a very fast, brand-new helicopter in the field within the next two decades. The Army, however, has had some issues with developing new helos.
Posted in Air, Land | 75 Comments »
By Philip Ewing on Monday, April 18th, 2011American aircraft struck three Libyan air defense targets over the weekend, Pentagon officials said Monday. Air Force F-16CJs destroyed a surface-to-air missile site on Saturday, and they destroyed one SAM site and one radar site on Sunday, said Navy Capt. Darryn James, a top Pentagon spokesman. DoD says American warplanes — either the F-16CJs or […]
Posted in Asides | No Comments »
By Philip Ewing on Monday, April 18th, 2011 
Just in time for tax day, a Pentagon announcement sets out the latest costs for all your favorite weapons programs, and rounds up all of last year’s Nunn-McCurdy’s breaches.
Posted in Policy, Uncategorized | 60 Comments »
By Philip Ewing on Monday, April 18th, 2011 
DoD’s report can’t substantiate many of the quotes or events in the now-infamous profile of him. The horse, however, is out of the barn; this is for history’s sake.
Posted in Rumors | 25 Comments »
By Philip Ewing on Monday, April 18th, 2011 
So is the B-1 the Air Force’s least — or most — expensive bomber to operate? It depends.
Posted in Air | 23 Comments »
By Philip Ewing on Monday, April 18th, 2011 
Boeing’s engineers say DoD should’ve picked their entry in the Joint Strike Fighter contest, given all the problems its competitor has encountered
Posted in Air | 67 Comments »
By Philip Ewing on Friday, April 15th, 2011 
The Navy Department plans to hire thousands of acquisitions professionals — inspectors, contract experts, testers, etc. — to restore “core competence,” officials say
Posted in Naval | 16 Comments »
By Philip Ewing on Friday, April 15th, 2011 
The Army has ambitions of equipping every soldier with a mobile device — can they survive this week’s call for a big “review” and cuts to defense spending?
Posted in Land | 21 Comments »
By Philip Ewing on Friday, April 15th, 2011 
The Pentagon says NATO can use its Warthogs and Spectres for ground attack missions, so why is NATO trying to figure out where to get more strike aircraft?
Posted in Air, International | 39 Comments »
By Philip Ewing on Friday, April 15th, 2011 
The B-1 Lancer has had a successful second career as an insurgent-fighter over Afghanistan, but the fleet is supposed to begin shrinking.
Posted in Air | 68 Comments »
By Philip Ewing on Thursday, April 14th, 2011 
The Army’s new chief knows the era of cuts is coming, but he’s not going to just stand by and let the service coast to a “soft landing”
Posted in Land | 26 Comments »