2011: The year that was
By Philip Ewing on Friday, December 30th, 2011 ![]()
Looking back at the Washington saga that left the U.S. military worrying it would become a “paper tiger.”
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Looking back at the Washington saga that left the U.S. military worrying it would become a “paper tiger.”
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After a recent loss in Japan’s fighter competition, Big B comes roaring back with a $29.4 billion deal with Saudi Arabia.
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There’s no telling just how many programs are in the crosshairs as DoD tries to deal with the prospect of reduced budget growth.
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Israel reportedly has waved off on buying littoral combat ships and instead wants something cheaper.
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Links for this most joyous of seasons.
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A year-ahead forecast paints a bleak picture of another year of dysfunction for the military-industrial-congressional complex.
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Boeing is confident about its offerings and plans to go after other deals in other countries. But how long can it keep up?
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A commentator argues that politicians’ short-term priorities get in the way of the military’s true, big-picture needs.
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Despite problems and criticism in the U.S., the company thinks it can add still more new customers to Club F-35.
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Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter scored a major victory when it was officially chosen to become Japan’s latest fighter.
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If no one outside North Korea knows what it will do next, at least the U.S. can decide what its new strategy might be, analysts said.
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After the death of the Dear Leader, the world holds its breath as it waits to see what’s next.
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The week that was. The links that were.
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A team of inspectors dropped by to check up on the Air Force’s strategic bombers.
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Big B says, hey, hold on, this thing ain’t over yet: Its Super Hornet could still be Japan’s new fighter.
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American troops are in place and will begin to spread out alongside local host-nation militaries.
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John McCain uses a Senate floor speech to excoriate the “military-industrial-congressional complex.”
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U.S. Forces-Iraq has cased its colors, and people across the world are asking the same question.