Inside Aegis Ashore
From the outside, the so-called deckhouse of the Aegis Ashore anti-missile system looks nothing like its seagoing counterpart installed on…
GAO: ‘Pause Needed’ in LCS Acquisition
A long-awaited report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) says “a pause is needed,” in the Navy’s acquisition of…
Draft GAO Littoral Combat Ship Report and U.S. Navy’s Response
The following is a draft copy of the Government Accountability Office July 2013 report on the Littoral Combat Ship program…
Forbes Wants ‘Intensive Oversight’ On LCS, Hearings Likely
Congress will likely hold hearings on the state of the Littoral Combat Ship program, Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) , the…
GAO: Cost of COCOM Staffs Doubled in Five Years
The following is an excert from the executive summary of a May Government Accountability Office report on support personnel to…
GAO: Costs Double for Aegis Ashore
The estimated cost of a for series of ballistic missile defense batteries in Eastern Europe and Hawaii have doubled, according…
GAO: LCS Package Cost Likely to Increase
The way the U.S. Navy is buying the mission modules planned for the Littoral Combat Ship could lead to cost…
Reports: US Starts Pulling Gear Out of Afghanistan
The massive material withdrawal from Afghanistan began Monday when almost 50 containers of weapons and equipment began leaving via Pakistani…