http://www.dodbuzz.com Online Defense and Acquisition Journal Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:40:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/09/02/prc-satellites-kiss-asat-test/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/09/02/prc-satellites-kiss-asat-test/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:40:05 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=17424 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/09/02/prc-satellites-kiss-asat-test/feed/ 0 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/08/26/donley-pushes-major-space-changes/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/08/26/donley-pushes-major-space-changes/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:03:41 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=17254 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/08/26/donley-pushes-major-space-changes/feed/ 26 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/08/17/gdp-rank-leads-to-pricklier-prc/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/08/17/gdp-rank-leads-to-pricklier-prc/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:32:38 +0000 Dean Cheng http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=17004 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/08/17/gdp-rank-leads-to-pricklier-prc/feed/ 27 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/08/10/next-predator-stealthy-and-fast/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/08/10/next-predator-stealthy-and-fast/#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:19:03 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=16914 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/08/10/next-predator-stealthy-and-fast/feed/ 78 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/08/09/culture-of-savings-and-restraint/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/08/09/culture-of-savings-and-restraint/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 20:26:08 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=16872 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/08/09/culture-of-savings-and-restraint/feed/ 91 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/08/03/hill-grapples-with-interagency-reforms/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/08/03/hill-grapples-with-interagency-reforms/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:52:41 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=16705 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/08/03/hill-grapples-with-interagency-reforms/feed/ 14 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/07/28/dicks-bulls-dems-on-dod-bill/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/07/28/dicks-bulls-dems-on-dod-bill/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:29:33 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=16584 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/07/28/dicks-bulls-dems-on-dod-bill/feed/ 8 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/07/21/uavs-next-step-for-aesa-radar/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/07/21/uavs-next-step-for-aesa-radar/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:03:31 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=16438 Farnborough Air Show -- Imagine a UAV with radar built into its wings, its nose and its tail. Now imagine a squadron of UAVs sharing that data among themselves and building a huge field of regard. Add a few Super Hornets or F-35s to enlarge the field even more and giving the squadron not just eyes but also weapons to destroy any targets identified during the run. Put all that together and you possess a likely view of the next five years.]]> http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/07/21/uavs-next-step-for-aesa-radar/feed/ 39 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/07/15/right-strikes-out-on-start/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/07/15/right-strikes-out-on-start/#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 03:44:06 +0000 Kingston Reif http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=16238 This week the Senate Armed Services Committee held a highly classified hearing on what is probably the core issue of the treaty: verification. Next week the committee holds an open hearing on treaty implementation. That should bring a few howls of anguish from Republicans committed to squashing the treaty, afraid it will leave the United States less safe in a dangerous world. Earlier this week, we ran a START commentary by a group created by the folks at Heritage. Today, the left -- in the form of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation -- swings back, arguing that START will make us safer.]]> http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/07/15/right-strikes-out-on-start/feed/ 9 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/07/14/nsc-gets-nro-spy-charter/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/07/14/nsc-gets-nro-spy-charter/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:13:37 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=16199 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/07/14/nsc-gets-nro-spy-charter/feed/ 9 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/07/12/right-strikes-against-start/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/07/12/right-strikes-against-start/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:20:52 +0000 Michael A. Needham http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=16151 As the Senate Armed Services Committee readies classified hearings for Wednesday this week on the technical verifiability of the new START treaty, the right wing of the Republican Party has come out swinging. The Heritage Foundation has created an independent group with the purpose of pressing their views on the treaty, Heritage Action for America, They contacted us last week about running an o-ed and here it is.]]> http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/07/12/right-strikes-against-start/feed/ 36 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/07/07/chatter-rises-on-iran-strike/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/07/07/chatter-rises-on-iran-strike/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:21:41 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=16071 when British news outlets reported that Saudi Arabia had given Israel permission to cross its airspace en route to Iranian targets.Yesterday, the United Arab Emirates ambassador to the United States said publicly that his country was willing to live with the consequences of a strike against Iran. Now Sen. Lieberman says in Israel that the U.S. will use military action "if it must."]]> http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/07/07/chatter-rises-on-iran-strike/feed/ 187 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/06/18/global-hawk-in-tailspin-maybe/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/06/18/global-hawk-in-tailspin-maybe/#comments Fri, 18 Jun 2010 22:28:05 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=15695 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/06/18/global-hawk-in-tailspin-maybe/feed/ 36 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/06/15/finish-spy-charter-now-rep-sez/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/06/15/finish-spy-charter-now-rep-sez/#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:22:27 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=15562 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/06/15/finish-spy-charter-now-rep-sez/feed/ 6 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/06/14/iphone-likely-loser-for-dod-biz/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/06/14/iphone-likely-loser-for-dod-biz/#comments Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:21:18 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=15460 White Sands Missile Range -- As the Pentagon and Boeing explore the best uses for smartphones on the battlefield, it looks as if the iPhone's proprietary software may mean the military will give it a miss and gravitate to Android phones because of their open operating systems. The Army is experimenting with 200 Android, Windows Mobile and iPhones here to see how they can best be used. And a Pentagon app store should open any day now to service military phones.]]> http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/06/14/iphone-likely-loser-for-dod-biz/feed/ 40 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/06/08/what-clapper-means-for-intel/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/06/08/what-clapper-means-for-intel/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:43:14 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=15417 UPDATED: Strong Support Voiced By Senior HPSCI Democrat Jim Clapper may have ticked off a senior Republican on the House Permanent Select Intelligence Committee, Rep. Pete Hoekstra, but most intelligence professionals and some very important Democrats view his ascension to the DNI as a most welcome event. The most significant aspect of Clapper's background is his knowledge of geospatial intelligence, a discipline he played a large part in creating. You can bet that in the battle for dollars and influence between the main defense intel agencies -- NSA, NRO and NGA -- that the geospatial folks are very hopeful that their slice of the budget will grow, as will their influence over what is bought and why.]]> http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/06/08/what-clapper-means-for-intel/feed/ 12 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/05/12/watch-cartwright-talk-strategy/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/05/12/watch-cartwright-talk-strategy/#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 02:15:15 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=14871 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/05/12/watch-cartwright-talk-strategy/feed/ 0 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/05/12/hasc-keeps-airborne-laser-alive/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/05/12/hasc-keeps-airborne-laser-alive/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 21:27:23 +0000 Greg Grant http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=14858 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/05/12/hasc-keeps-airborne-laser-alive/feed/ 6 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/05/11/osd-eyes-near-space-uavs/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/05/11/osd-eyes-near-space-uavs/#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 14:23:17 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=14566 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/05/11/osd-eyes-near-space-uavs/feed/ 13 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/05/10/iran-toughest-nut-to-crack/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/05/10/iran-toughest-nut-to-crack/#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 03:03:57 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=14753 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/05/10/iran-toughest-nut-to-crack/feed/ 47