The week that was. The links that were.

The week that was. The links that were.

The week that was. The links that were.

The world’s aerospace industry isn’t pitching advanced, World War III weapons in Paris. Instead, the focus is on familiar utility.

The week that was. The links that were.

The week that was. The links that were.

Weekend links for Memorial Day.

The week that was. The links that were.

The week that was. The links that were.

Whatever happens with the Army after it winds up the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the force must keep its ability to handle a variety of missions, its vice chief says.

The Pentagon will not confirm it’s in talks with Pakistan to get back the tail rotor of the now-famous secret helicopter, but it may have a way to replace it without anyone noticing.

The week that was, and the links that were.

The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee announced he’s on board with a plan in which GE and Rolls-Royce would pay to keep alive the alternate engine for the F-35.

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

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.

Suppose you are the Air Force, or Defense Secretary Robert Gates. You possess a decision sure to ignite a firestorm on Capitol Hill once it is announced. Do you make the announcement about the KC-X airborne tanker when Congress is in town or do you try and slip it in and buy yourself a day or two of peace –and perhaps disrupt the reaction time — of those lawmakers ready to erupt at your decision.

Lawmakers are scrambling to put together a continuing resolution after Senate democrats abandoned their effort to pass a trillion dollar omnibus spending package for FY-11 containing $667.7 billion in defense funds.

Incoming House Armed Services Committee Chair, Howard “Buck” McKeon, today laid out his stances on the embattled F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, its alternate engine program and his defense spending priorities as the new top man on the committee.

The Senate Appropriations Committee today revealed its proposed government funding package containing $667.7 billion in defense cash, some $10.3 billion below the Pentagon’s FY-11 budget request.

UPDATED:AIA Head Expresses “Grave Concerns“
The presidential commission charged with coming up with ways to slash the federal deficit looks likely to recommend $100 billion in cuts to the Pentagon budget. A draft of the commission’s recommendations was posted on the commission’s website Wednesday afternoon. It is portrayed as the recommendations of the panel’s co-chairs, But there are many buts to be considered.