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  Can We Bank on the Pentagon's Savings?

  Posted by Michael Bruno 9:50 PM on Feb 18, 2011

  Questions are already being raised over the Pentagon and White House’s plans to “save” up to $178 billion over the next five fiscal years in defense spending, wit... Read More >>

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  What Midterms Mean (Or Don't Mean) for Defense

  Posted by KristinMajcher 9:06 PM on Nov 03, 2010

  As expected, the Republicans made substantial gains in the House during last night's midterm elections. As a result, the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) and House Appropriati... Read More >>

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  Sens. Murray, Brownback to Pursue KC-X Amendment

  Posted by Michael Bruno 2:34 PM on Sep 21, 2010

  Washington Sen. Patty Murray (D) said a few minutes ago on the Senate floor that she and Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback (R) will offer an amendment to the 2011 defense authorization bil... Read More >>

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  Coming to a Theater Near You: Air-to-Air Missile Defense

  Posted by Michael Bruno 6:19 PM on Jun 27, 2010

  The U.S. is fast approaching the reality of using legacy fighters armed with modern radars and extended-range AIM-120 air-to-air missiles to shoot down enemy ballistic missiles ear... Read More >>

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  Poor Program Management? Blame the Boss

  Posted by Michael Bruno 1:27 PM on Nov 17, 2009

  U.S. A&D programs have never been more lucrative, productive and important than they are now—and they have never been more of a dismal failure, either. This paradox&mdash... Read More >>

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  Union Problems

  Posted by Douglas Barrie 3:21 PM on Oct 20, 2009

  While London’s pending strategic defense review looms large for British politicians of all hues – it is not the only strategic issue that may confront the next British ... Read More >>

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  There's A Funny Thing

  Posted by Douglas Barrie 5:00 PM on Oct 08, 2009

  British Army General Richard Dannatt has proved a thorn in the side of the present Labour Government. He could be a member of the next one, if the Conservative Party is elected.As ... Read More >>

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  A Gray Day in London

  Posted by Robert Wall 7:34 AM on Aug 24, 2009

  Fresh off the uproar over a lack of British helicopters available to support troops in Afghanistan, London is now dealing with the fallout of an unpublished 296-page report that es... Read More >>

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  It's Good To Build

  Posted by Douglas Barrie 11:35 AM on Jul 06, 2009

    In the dog days of its term in office the British Labour government appears to have rediscovered the economic value of manufacturing – its romance with the financ... Read More >>

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  What has Power In Japan, Money or Votes?

  Posted by David A. Fulghum 6:18 PM on Jun 17, 2009

  As justification for juggling recent legislation, Japanese industry is pushing the government there to establish the country’s independence from the U.S. space-based, intelli... Read More >>

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