Document: Pentagon’s Fiscal Year 2015 Unfunded Priorities
The following is the Pentagon’s April, 1 2015 Fiscal Year 2015 unfunded priorities list delivered to Congress as an addendum…
Document: GAO Report on Selected Pentagon Weapon Systems
The following is from the Government Accountability Office’s March, 31, 2014 report to Congress, Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Weapon Programs.…
Twenty Former Marine Generals Want More Money for Amphibs
A constellation of twenty former U.S. Marine Corps generals — including a former commandant —wrote Congress to “highlight concerns,” on…
F-35 Program Office Confident Marine Joint Strike Fighter Will Be Ready by 2015
The F-35 program office is confident that the aircraft’s Block 2B software will be ready in time for the U.S.…
Navy and Marine Leaders Warn Senate Against Additional Budget Cuts
Budget constraints are forcing the U.S. Marine Corps, “to sacrifice long-term health for near-term readiness,” Marine commandant Gen. James Amos…
GAO: Software Delays Could Translate into Less Effective Marine JSF
Delays in software developing and testing could limit the capabilities of the U.S. Marine Corps variants of the Lockheed Martin…
Document: GAO Report on Joint Strike Fighter Software Issues
The following is the March, 24 2014 Government Accountability Office report, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: Problems Completing Software Testing May…
Cracking Found in Marine Joint Strike Fighter Won’t Delay Program
Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) have discovered additional structural cracks on the U.S. Marine Corps version…
Document: Pentagon’s Electromagnetic Strategy
The following is the recently released Pentagon Electromagnetic Spectrum Strategy. Electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) access is a prerequisite for modern military…
WEST: U.S. Military Will Rely More on Coalitions
Coalitions. That was the theme of a West 2014 panel discussion with retired Gen. John R. Allen and retired Adm.…