EA-18G Growler: on time, on budget and it’s from Boeing.
NAVAIR has been singing the praises of the Growler program, Steve Trimble provides us with his take on the subject as today’s mark the entry in service of the EA-6B replacement.
View ArticleGates still prioritizes assymetric threats
SecDef’s last week speech is one of those policy speeches bound to be scrutinized and analyzed very carefully over the next few months. As reported in DoD Buzz, Gates is “breaking” with the current...
View ArticleA look back at JSF
With wise words from Bill Sweetman and Graham Warwick. What a difference five years make.
View ArticleKC-X Briefing at 1200 Pacific Time
Revised Tanker RFP available here Briefing Transcript
View ArticleIndustry De-Consolidation?
The Dew Line offers a very interesting perspective on what is next for our Defense industry. Deconsolidation seems unlikely, competition intensification and increased transatlantic cooperation on the...
View ArticleAbout time…
It now emerges that the Pentagon has decided to preempt any information leakage pertaining to the KC-X tender. There are several reasons why DoD is issuing this very stringent set of directives: - It...
View ArticleDoD Spending Forecast: Flat And Cloudy or is it?
While we do not agree completely with some of elements presented in this article, we think the author is right on the spot with this comment: “One, reduce the size of the military. Accepting a quantity...
View ArticleTanker proposals: “technically outstanding”
Those are the fine words of John Young, Undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics. That both companies aicraft met or exceeded USAF requirements is no surprise to us, however...
View ArticleSTUAS Tier II RFP for Christmas?
Industry sources are hopeful that the Department of the Navy could solidify its Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System/Tier II Unmanned Aircraft System (STUAS/Tier II UAS) program by Christmas. The...
View ArticleLockMart is a Naughty Contractor (DoDbuzz.com)
We did not say that, they did. LockMar Leads Naughty Contractor List According to the “oh-so righteous” people at POGO: http://www.contractormisconduct.org/
View ArticleDoD cancels ARH: Bell loses big
This just in from DoD: Today, the Department of Defense notified the Congress and the contractor, Bell Helicopter, that it will not certify the U.S. Army Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) program...
View ArticleWhat Might an Obama DoD Team Look Like?
If we are to believe the majority of recent presidential polls, this article from DoD Buzz is worth another look. The Bush administration has had its share of tumult at the Pentagon, but one has to...
View ArticleThese are the right questions to ask
Raid Pentagon Spending Or Leverage It? This is a very well articulated piece from Robbin Laird, who served on the National Security Council staff of both the Reagan and Carter administrations. The...
View ArticleSue Payton Interview: “Has consolidation gone too far? My personal opinion...
Interesting comments from the much beleaguered Pentagon acquisition chief. The full interview with Amy Butler can be found here. Key points: - “I think that the environment is going to get better...
View ArticleDoD Releases Quadrennial Roles and Missions Review Report
A cursory read through this document speaks more to continuity than anything else, although the ordering, emphasis and importance of DoD Core Mission Areas and Core Competencies will provide the most...
View ArticleAEI: Here’s How to Make a Real Stimulus Take Flight
From the American Enterprise Institute: “Defense spending could well be the most precisely targeted form of stimulus spending. The current legislation promises hundreds of billions of dollars in block...
View ArticleGates: NATO faces budget crisis due to underfunding from EU partners
After underfunding NATO for more than a decade, the Western security bloc now faces a budget crisis by an order of hundreds of millions of euros, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today. Click...
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