Arming Syrian Rebels Will Do Little
After years of debate and increased involvement in the training and logistical support of Syrian rebel forces, the U.S. government authorized the CIA to…
Document: Pentagon Sequestration Impacts In Detail
From the introduction from the June Department of Defense Report on the Joint Committee Sequestration for Fiscal Year 2013: This report summarizes the financial…
The Future of the Marine Corps
After ten years of fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. Marine Corps is retooling and repositioning itself back into its traditional role as…
Former Cutter to Help Philippine Claims in South China Sea
The former U.S. Coast Guard cutter Dallas is en route to Manila as the newest ship in the Philippine Navy, according a Philippine Embassy…
Second V-22 Multi-Year Buys 99 Ospreys
The Department of the Navy has kicked off its second multi-year buy for 99 V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft with option for 22 more, a…
NSA Leaks Dominate Cyber Hearing
When the Senate Appropriations Committee meets, the subject is usually money — say the $13 billion that the administration is seeking for cyber warfare…
Hagel: Sequestration Could Scuttle Tenth Burke
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel told a Senate panel on Tuesday the ongoing specter of sequestration could prevent the U.S. Navy from adding an…
NAVSEA on Flight III Arleigh Burkes
The Navy is confident it has enough space, power and cooling onboard the hull of its planned new line of destroyers to accommodate the…
Opinion: Sequestration is Here
The dirty word spreading across the U.S. Navy and the larger defense establishment this year is “sequestration.” It was never supposed to happen, yet…
Senate Panel Rejects New BRAC Round
The Senate Armed Services readiness subcommittee has voted to deny the Pentagon’s request to start a new Base Realignment and Closure commission to shutter…
LCS Program Faces Additional Scrutiny from Congress
At least one Congress member is expected to try and slow development of the Littoral Combat Ship program during debate this week over the…
Chinese Carrier Leaves for More Sea Trials
China’s aircraft carrier Liaoning has left its homeport of Qingdao to conduct sea trials, according to a Tuesday report from the Xinhua news agency.…