(BLOOMBERG NEWS 13 AUG 13) China needs to speed development of an aircraft carrier after India’s launch of its first such vessel offered a reminder of the ship’s strategic importance, … More »
INS Vikrant to Carry Russian-Made MiG-29 Fighters (WALL STREET JOURNAL 13 AUG 13) … Niharika Mandhana and Josh Chin India launched its first homegrown aircraft carrier on Monday, part of … More »
Huntington Ingalls CEO says keeping fleet at 11 ‘makes the most sense for the nation’ (NEWPORT NEWS DAILY PRESS 07 AUG 13) … Hugh Lessig NEWPORT NEWS – Last week, … More »
(WALL STREET JOURNAL 07 AUG 13) … Siobhan Gorman WASHINGTON—The Central Intelligence Agency’s second-in-command warned that Syria’s volatile mix of al Qaeda extremism and civil war now poses the greatest … More »
Report suggests less drastic cuts than DoD board (NAVY TIMES 12 AUG 13) … Andrew Tilghman The all-but-stalled effort to reform the military retirement system may get a jump-start with … More »
(REUTERS 02 AUG 13) … David Alexander WASHINGTON ‑ On the list of Pentagon weapons programs gone awry, the Navy’s A-12 Avenger attack jet stands out. The radar-evading, carrier-based McDonnell … More »
(REUTERS 02 AUG 13) … Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON – The U.S. military on Thursday downplayed concerns it could cancel the F-35 fighter and a new stealth bomber, after leaked documents … More »
(SEAPOWER 30 JUL 13) … Richard R. Burgess ARLINTON, Va. – The Beechcraft-built T-34C Turbo Mentor, steadily being replaced by its Beechcraft-built successor, the T-6 Texan II, is scheduled to … More »