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Navy, Marine Corps Will Seek Allies’ Cooperation in Asia-Pacific
Body: By Dan Parsons PANAMA CITY, Fla. — A U.S. defense budget crunch will force the Navy and Marine Corps to lean on regional partners to establish a constant presence in the Pacific, officials said.Within 10 years, Marines will be spread across the...
Bipartisan Group of Former Lawmakers Push Congress to Reach Budget Deal
Body: By Sandra I. Erwin A coalition of former U.S. House and Senate members has launched a three-week offensive to try to break the legislative logjam that threatens to create further economic damage to the United States. The group also is seeking to...
Analysts: Drone Warfare Becoming Overrated
Body: By Sandra I. Erwin Another senior al-Qaida commander in Yemen was killed this week by a missile fired by a U.S. drone. Such news continues to buttress the notion that remote-controlled air strikes are the answer to keeping U.S. ground troops out...
Study Shoots Down Current U.S. Missile Defense Strategy as Costly, Impractical
Body: By Eric Beidel The United States should stop development of expensive systems to shoot down enemy missiles as soon as they launch and focus on improving weapons to intercept them in midcourse, according to a study requested by Congress and funded...
Top Defense Firms Participate in U.S. Trade Delegation to Egypt
Body: By Sandra I. Erwin Major Pentagon contractors — including Lockheed Martin, Bechtel, Boeing, ITT Exelis, Raytheon and Sikorsky — will be among a group of 50 American corporations headed to Cairo this weekend to scout business opportunities.The...
Ex-Hacker Headlines Military Cyberwarfare Conference
Body: By Sandra I. Erwin A former fugitive hacker who is now an Internet security consultant will seek to demonstrate that breaking into Pentagon contractors’ computer systems is easy enough that it can be done over lunch.Kevin Mitnick, of Mitnick Security...
Cultural Insensitivity Contributes to ‘Insider’ Afghan Attacks, Says U.S. Military Officer
Body: By Sandra I. Erwin A recent spike in deadly attacks by Afghan soldiers and police trainees against their NATO allies could be attributed to pent-up frustrations from years of U.S. military occupation, said a U.S. Army Special Forces officer who...
General Dynamics Awaits Army Decision on Stryker Program, Threatens Layoffs
Body: By Dan Parsons ANNISTON, Ala. — If the Army doesn’t order more Strykers by the end of September, General Dynamics Land Systems will be forced to layoff workers, according to company executives.If Army officials delay a decision to purchase more...
NATO to Take Overhead Surveillance Burden Off U.S. Forces
Body: By Stew Magnuson U.S. forces during the 2011 campaign to liberate Libya did the “lion’s share” of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance work and served as the main supplier of in-air jet fuel, Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, deputy...
