* Todd Harrison at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA) reviews options [PDF] for DOD to handle sequestration. "If this downturn in defense spending is like previous downturns, the FY 2013 budget projection the administration is about to release...
* Recently-confirmed US defense acquisition Under Secretary Frank Kendall (pending Senate approval) discussed with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) the implications of DOD's strategic guidance and what's coming for FY13. He confirmed he is...
* Significant drilling has started at Portsmouth Naval Base to allow the UK's future aircraft carriers in. * Former US Navy Secretary and DOD UnderSec Gordon England opines: "The base defense budget, somewhat over 3 percent of our gross domestic product, isn't the...
SUPSALV Diver(click to view full) The US Navy's SUPSALV isn't glamorous, but they're involved in a range of activities that include removing dangers to navigation, removing hazardous items (like oil & fuel) from sunken ships, and other underwater engineering. They're...
* The RAND Corporation researched ways to reduce attrition in US Air Force training programs, which they believe could produce significant savings. * The GAO finds DOD's reporting of the costs involved in operating and supporting major programs to be lacking with a...
(click to visit) In February 2012, the USAF has issued a 6-year, multiple-award contract worth up to $985 million, to support the USAF Medical Service. Winners will have the chance to bid on delivery orders under the mixed indefinite-delivery/ indefinite quantity,...
* US Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz released a short whitepaper [PDF] outlining its priorities and choices within forthcoming budget constraints. It states: "More than 280 aircraft have been identified [...]...
* Latest from the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS): Controlling Costs and Demanding Effective Program Execution [PDF, chart galore]; and a short memo [PDF] on evolving US-India relations. The author reckons India will want to get closer to Iran. The...
* Some F-35s were grounded last week for a few days until replacement ejection seats are received. Parachutes were improperly packed, said [PDF] the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO). * The F-35 is what the Air Force plans to use for close-air support in place of A-10...