<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>DoD Buzz</title> <atom:link href="http://www.dodbuzz.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com</link> <description>Online Defense and Acquisition Journal</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 21:19:46 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1</generator> <item><title>Navy Adopts Hybrid-Electric Amphibious Assault Ships</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/21/navy-developing-hybrid-electric-amphibious-assault-ships/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/21/navy-developing-hybrid-electric-amphibious-assault-ships/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 21:12:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Kris Osborn</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Naval]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hybrid-electric propulsion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mabus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Navy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ships]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=29033</guid> <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Navy is incorporating fuel-efficient hybrid-electric propulsion technology onto several of its next-generation big-deck amphibious assault ships, the service’s top civilian said. 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Sofaer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sequestration]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AH-64]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Apache]]></category> <category><![CDATA[budget]]></category> <category><![CDATA[reprogramming]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Warfighter Information Network-Tactical]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WIN-T]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=28996</guid> <description><![CDATA[The move would fund shortfalls in war-related costs, including removing equipment from Afghanistan, by decreasing funding for ground combat vehicles, helicopters, aircraft, radios and network systems, among other items.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/20/pentagon-seeks-10-billion-shift-for-war-costs/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Navy Freezes Funding for Challenge Coins</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/20/navy-freezes-funding-for-challenge-coins/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/20/navy-freezes-funding-for-challenge-coins/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 04:51:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bryant Jordan</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[challenge coins]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Navy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pentagon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sequestration]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=28985</guid> <description><![CDATA[Navy officials put the squeeze on command coins as the service tries to pinch pennies in light of budget cuts associated with seqeustration.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/20/navy-freezes-funding-for-challenge-coins/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>54</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Aegis BMD System Intercepts Mock Warhead</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/17/aegis-bmd-system-intercepts-mock-warhead/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/17/aegis-bmd-system-intercepts-mock-warhead/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 19:35:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Kris Osborn</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Naval]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Space]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Aegis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BMD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lockheed Martin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Navy]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=28979</guid> <description><![CDATA[The MDA and the Navy’s Aegis BMD successfully intercepted a mock-warhead above the earth’s atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean May 15.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/17/aegis-bmd-system-intercepts-mock-warhead/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>28</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Army Defends Intel System After Spat Between Odierno and Hunter</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/17/army-defends-battlefield-intel-system/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/17/army-defends-battlefield-intel-system/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 06:14:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Abraham D. Sofaer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Intelligence]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Land]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DCGS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Distributed Common Ground System]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gen. Raymond Odierno]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rep. Duncan Hunter]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=28960</guid> <description><![CDATA[The three-day demonstration comes just weeks after Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno and Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., sparred during a congressional hearing over the effectiveness of the system.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/17/army-defends-battlefield-intel-system/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>17</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>C-27J Reemerges Despite AF’s Boneyard Plans</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/16/c-27j-reemerges-despite-afs-boneyard-plans/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/16/c-27j-reemerges-despite-afs-boneyard-plans/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 04:37:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Michael Hoffman</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Air]]></category> <category><![CDATA[air force]]></category> <category><![CDATA[boneyard]]></category> <category><![CDATA[C-130]]></category> <category><![CDATA[C-27J]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Davis Monthan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gen. 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Sofaer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Land]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sequestration]]></category> <category><![CDATA[General Dynamics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Handheld]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HMS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joint Tactical Radio System]]></category> <category><![CDATA[JTRS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Manpack and Small Form Fit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[reprogramming]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rifleman Radio]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Warfighter Information Network-Tactical]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WIN-T]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=28936</guid> <description><![CDATA[The letter comes a month after the Falls Church, Va.-based defense contractor and its subcontractors deployed hundreds of lobbyists on Capitol Hill to lobby against the Army's proposal to shift funding from WIN-T and other acquisition programs.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/14/lawmakers-press-pentagon-to-fund-battlefield-network/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Marine Corps Insists on High Speed ACV</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/14/marine-corps-insists-on-high-speed-acv/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/14/marine-corps-insists-on-high-speed-acv/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 21:59:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matthew Cox</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Naval]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ACV]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Amos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marine Corps]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=28932</guid> <description><![CDATA[Congress questions how the Marine Corps will be able to deliver high speed ship-to-shore vessel on budget and on time.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/14/marine-corps-insists-on-high-speed-acv/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>167</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Generals: ‘Human Domain’ Will Dictate Future Wars</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/14/generals-human-domain-will-dictate-future-wars/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/14/generals-human-domain-will-dictate-future-wars/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 04:51:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Michael Hoffman</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Air]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Land]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Amos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Army]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DOTMILPF]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marine Corps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[McRaven]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Odierno]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Special Operations Forces]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Strategic Landpower Task Force]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=28927</guid> <description><![CDATA[In its first policy offering, Strategic Landpower Task Force defends the need for Army, Marine Corps and Special Operations Forces from budget cuts.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/14/generals-human-domain-will-dictate-future-wars/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>79</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Army Backs Battlefield Network Despite Budget Shift</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/10/army-backs-battlefield-network-despite-budget-shift/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/10/army-backs-battlefield-network-despite-budget-shift/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 17:58:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Abraham D. Sofaer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Land]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[General Dynamics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[network]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Network Integration Evaluation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NIE]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Warfighter Information Network-Tactical]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WIN-T]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=28905</guid> <description><![CDATA[The product is one of a handful under review this month as part of the Army’s so-called Network Integration Evaluation.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/10/army-backs-battlefield-network-despite-budget-shift/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Navy Leaders Try to Rescue LCS From Its Own Report</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/09/navy-leaders-try-to-rescue-lcs-from-its-own-report/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/09/navy-leaders-try-to-rescue-lcs-from-its-own-report/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 18:32:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Michael Hoffman</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Land]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LCS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[McCain]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Perez]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sea Power]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=28902</guid> <description><![CDATA[Vice Adm. Richard Hunt, head of the LCS Council, spoke with reporters Wednesday to explain the steps taken to address problems found in the Navy's LCS report.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/09/navy-leaders-try-to-rescue-lcs-from-its-own-report/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>165</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Army Defends GCV, Keeps Lakota Stateside</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/09/army-defends-gcv-keeps-lakota-stateside/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/09/army-defends-gcv-keeps-lakota-stateside/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 05:13:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matthew Cox</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Air]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Land]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Army]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bradley]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GCV]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lakota]]></category> <category><![CDATA[McHugh]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Odierno]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=28897</guid> <description><![CDATA[Leadership continued to try to protect its top vehicle modernization priority as Congress grilled them on the cost and need of a Bradley replacement.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/09/army-defends-gcv-keeps-lakota-stateside/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>59</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Lawmakers Grill Officials Over Sex Assaults, Nukes</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/08/lawmakers-grill-officials-over-sex-assaults-nukes/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/08/lawmakers-grill-officials-over-sex-assaults-nukes/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 17:07:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Abraham D. Sofaer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Air]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sequestration]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nuclear missiles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nukes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sexual assaults]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=28865</guid> <description><![CDATA[The issues dominated a hearing at which Air Force Secretary Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh sought to highlight the harmful effects of automatic budget cuts known as sequestration.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/08/lawmakers-grill-officials-over-sex-assaults-nukes/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>36</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Navy, Marines Offer Options for Syria, North Korea</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/07/navy-marines-offer-options-for-syria-north-korea/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/07/navy-marines-offer-options-for-syria-north-korea/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 21:25:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Kris Osborn</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Air]]></category> <category><![CDATA[International]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Naval]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sequestration]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marine Corps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Navy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[North Korea]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Syria]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=28846</guid> <description><![CDATA[Sea service leaders work to pivot their forces to the Pacific as they balance sequestration cuts and and offer military options on Syria and North Korea.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/07/navy-marines-offer-options-for-syria-north-korea/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>57</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>China’s Military Build-up Continues: Pentagon</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/06/chinas-military-build-up-continues-pentagon/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/06/chinas-military-build-up-continues-pentagon/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 22:12:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Abraham D. Sofaer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[China]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DF-21D]]></category> <category><![CDATA[J-31]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Liaoning]]></category> <category><![CDATA[People's Liberation Army]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PLA]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=28831</guid> <description><![CDATA[Many of China's defense investments are designed to deter U.S. and foreign military intervention in the region, according to a new Pentagon report.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/06/chinas-military-build-up-continues-pentagon/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>80</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Marines Look to Return to Maritime Roots</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/03/marines-look-to-return-to-maritime-roots/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/03/marines-look-to-return-to-maritime-roots/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 19:28:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Kris Osborn</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Air]]></category> <category><![CDATA[International]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Naval]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marine Corps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Navy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sea basing]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=28811</guid> <description><![CDATA[Marine Corps leaders are preparing for more sea basing as the U.S. defense strategy pivots to the Pacific.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/03/marines-look-to-return-to-maritime-roots/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>175</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>IT Deal Tops $19 Billion in April Contracts</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/02/it-deal-tops-19-billion-in-april-contracts/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/02/it-deal-tops-19-billion-in-april-contracts/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 23:30:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Abraham D. Sofaer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sequestration]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=28785</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Pentagon announced more than 200 contracts with a combined value of almost $19 billion in April, according to a Military.com analysis.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/02/it-deal-tops-19-billion-in-april-contracts/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Air Force awards KC-46A tanker training system contract</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/02/air-force-awards-kc-46a-tanker-training-system-contract/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/02/air-force-awards-kc-46a-tanker-training-system-contract/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 15:10:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Kris Osborn</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Air]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[air force]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tanker]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Training]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=28772</guid> <description><![CDATA[The deal calls for delivery of the first aircrew training device by February 2016.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/02/air-force-awards-kc-46a-tanker-training-system-contract/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>10</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Army Secretary Defends GCV, Helo Plans</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/01/army-secretary-defends-gcv-helo-plans/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/01/army-secretary-defends-gcv-helo-plans/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 19:49:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Abraham D. Sofaer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Air]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Land]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=28758</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Army's planned Ground Combat Vehicle "is a highly viable program," and its "unconventional" approach to get Apaches to Afghanistan is needed, Army Secretary John McHugh said.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/05/01/army-secretary-defends-gcv-helo-plans/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>75</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>LCS Crew Discovers Seawater in Freedom’s Lube-Oil</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/04/30/lcs-crew-discovers-seawater-in-freedoms-lube-oil/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/04/30/lcs-crew-discovers-seawater-in-freedoms-lube-oil/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:24:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Kris Osborn</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Naval]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LCS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Navy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Singapore]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=28740</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Navy's first LCS undergoes repairs after seawater enters the ship's lube-oil just days after the ship reaches Singapore on its first deployment.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/04/30/lcs-crew-discovers-seawater-in-freedoms-lube-oil/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>78</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>