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GAO: Air Force Needs Timely and Accurate Estimates of Costs
November 25, 2008 @ 12:00 AMIt seems like a lot of the advice for improving spending at the Department of Defense (DOD) comes down to pretty common sense concepts: don't accept shoddy ships, don't give the Department of Defense things they didn't ask for. Maybe even choose programs based on strategic needs
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Timely and Accurate Estimates of Costs and Requirements Are Needed to Define...
November 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe GAO was asked to identify the impact C-5 modernization cost increases have had on the mix of US strategic transport aircraft; assess the current C-5 modernization cost estimate; and identify C-17 production plans and issues related to production line shutdown.>> What GAO Found>> The Air Force has cut the number of C-5s it plans to fully modernize by more than half because of substantial cost increases in the C-5 Reliability Enhancement and Reengining Program (RERP) and plans to acquire more C-17s, with additional congressional funding
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Eastern Europe to U.S.: Wait, Wait, Now We Want Your Missiles!
November 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe controversy over the missile defense system the United States plans to build in Eastern Europe has taken almost a 360-degree turn recently. Until November the Bush administration had been courting our new Europe pals, the Poles and Czechs, offering planes, missiles, discounts, and other goodies to help smooth the way for the Star Wars installation
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Joint Strike Fighter Recommended to Replace the F-16
November 21, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>Norway has picked the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to replace its F-16 combat aircraft, and plans to buy 48. (Lockheed photo)The Minister of Defence recommends that the F-16 is replaced by the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF)
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Ground and In-Flight Trials of Eurofighter In Progress
November 20, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe evaluation trials of the third candidate for the partial replacement of the Tiger fleet (TTE) project began as scheduled on Monday, November 10, 2008 at Emmen. Night flights are also planned as part of the in-flight evaluation program
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Move by US, Others to Support Cluster Munitions Fails
November 18, 2008 @ 12:00 AMGENEVA --- An effort by some countries to legitimize the ongoing use, production, trade, and stockpiling of cluster munitions failed today, in the lead-up to a comprehensive legal ban on the weapon that more than 100 other nations plan to sign in Oslo, Norway on December 3.>> The United States, Russia, China, India, Pakistan, Israel, and Finland were among the countries pushing for a new protocol to the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) that would allow the use of all existing cluster munitions, including the oldest, most inaccurate, and unreliable varieties, for a period of up to 20 years
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Significant Minority Still Believe that Iraq Had Weapons of Mass Destruction When...
November 11, 2008 @ 12:00 AMROCHESTER, N.Y
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EA-18G Moves to Operational Evaluation
November 7, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>The EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft is due to reach Initial Operational Capability in the fall of 2009, with deliveries to continue until 2013. (US Navy photo)NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md
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Completion of the Rafale Evaluation; Eurofighter Arrives On Thursday
November 5, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe evaluation trials of the second candidate for the partial replacement of the fleet of Tiger aircraft (TTE) were completed on schedule on Nov. 3
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Acquisition Directorate Saves Billions for Taxpayers, Official Says
November 3, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- The Defense Departments acquisition directorate saved billions of dollars for taxpayers after adjusting the purchase schedule of several procurement programs, a senior Defense Department official said here yesterday.>> John J
Israel Launches Dror-1 Communications Satellite into Geostationary Orbit
Trump May Send to Ukraine JASSM-ER Missile Which Can Reach All of...
South Korean Marine Attack Helicopter Completes First Live Fire Test
Australia Rejects U.S. Push for Advance War Commitments Over Taiwan
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...