Christopher A. Preble, William D. Hartung Members of Congress have a hard time agreeing on virtually anything, and they’re already butting heads with the new president. But one issue should unite … More »
[By Lt. Travis Nicks] The way we buy stuff is broken. The Department of the Navy acquisition system buys things we don’t need at prices we can’t pay for products that … More »
The right people at the right time save a crew’s life. Jan16, 2017 – On Friday a pair of EA-18G Growlers belonging to VAQ-132 “Scorpions” flew down to Portland International … More »
USS John C. Stennis in the Arabian Sea. Flickr/U.S. Navy Robert C. O’Brien January 17, 2017 The Senate Armed Services Committee, under the leadership of chairman John McCain, has taken … More »
Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry Today, with the long benefit of hindsight, France’s stunning collapse in the face of Nazi invasion looks almost unsurprising. But at the time, it stunned the world. France … More »
By DOUG BIRKEY A Navy F-35C (upper left) and the plane it will replace, the F/A-18E Super Hornet (lower right), sit together on a runway. President-Elect Trump’s recent announcement that … More »
By: Gen. Larry O. Spencer (ret.), AFA I was director of Air Force budget when F-22 aircraft production was cancelled. The rationale was, it is better to “leap” to the … More »
By Shang-su Wu China’s newly operational aircraft carrier could be a useful yardstick for regional countries to develop their air forces. After three years of training, Beijing has announced that its aircraft … More »