by Joe Katzman | May 30, 2013 | Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Fighters & Attack, Issues - Political, Lobbying, Lockheed Martin, T&C - RAND Corp., Transformation, USA
F-35A test flight(click to view full) The $300+ billion, multi-national F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program is the largest single military program in history. It’s also reaching a critical nexus. In order to keep costs under control and justify the industrial ramp...
by Editorial Staff | May 30, 2013 | Africa - Other, Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, IT - Software & Integration, Middle East - Other, Oceans - International, Russia, Security & Secrecy, Simulation & Training, Soldier's Gear, Think Tanks, Training & Exercises, USA, Warfare - Trends
* 4 major defense-focused American think tanks joined forces to weight budget trade-offs for the Pentagon over the next 10 years. They have a clear consensus [PDF] to primarily target personnel, and more specifically DoD civilians, for cuts, whether sequestration is...