* The US Army will continue to adjust its forces in Germany and Italy in the next three years, with some units to be deactivated or return to the US. The US will still have more than 50,000 troops in these two countries 70 years after the end of WWII. * The US Navy's...
JHU/APL photo The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory is a not-for-profit division that works closely with the US military on a range of research topics. As a Navy University Affiliated Research Center, these capabilities have been established and...
* When a so-called super-committee was formed to negotiate US federal budget trade-offs, the conventional wisdom was that a lot of drama would be followed by a final hour deal. When the committee failed, it set in motion a sequestration trigger that, again, most...
* The US Air Force awarded again its $427M contract (with a $950M maximum) for light air support (LAS) aircraft for the Afghan forces to the team which had already won last year, before the Company Now Known as Beechcraft contested the acquisition and the Air Force...
* As expected Republican Senators softened their opposition to allow Chuck Hagel's nomination as US Secretary of Defense. The 58-41 roll call stands in contrast with the entirely smooth confirmations of Leon Panetta (100-0) by the previous Congress, or more recently...
Saab S340-AEW(click to view full) The 21st century has seen a quiet transformation of the UAE's armed forces. Advanced AWACS airborne early warning planes and air and missile defense systems are just the outward signs of a push from a collection of purchased weapon...
* Republicans plan to introduce legislation today that would give the Administration discretion in how to implement sequestration, whereas the original Budget Control Act cuts indiscriminately across budget accounts. The executive branch says they are already pretty...
Rejected draft cover President Obama used his weekly address to lay the whole responsibility of the sequester on Republicans in Congress. There is a good dose of scare tactics thrown in, including at the Department of Transportation where they apparently can't execute...
* US defense acquisition undersecretary Frank Kendall encouraged his staff to start briefing their industry contacts about the effects of sequestration in a memo seen by Reuters. Comptroller Hale anticipates that new contracts are more likely to be delayed or...