Debate Over Military Budget Heating Up
The debate over the military budget is heating up in Washington between the defense hawks on Capitol Hill and the fiscal hawks in the Trump administration.
Trump Finds Opposition to Foreign Aid Cuts
Now is not the time to slash US foreign aid, more than 120 retired generals and admirals said in a letter to lawmakers, while citing past comments from DefSec James Mattis to buttress their case. Mattis said while commander of US Central Command, “If you don’t fully fund the State Department, then I need to buy more ammunition.”
CEO Says Lockheed Can Get F-35 Cost Down
President-elect Donald Trump met with Lockheed Martin’s CEO Marillyn Hewson late last week, where Hewson indicated she will get the cost of the F-35 stealth fighter jet down.
Retired General Mattis Chosen for DefSec
James Mattis, a retired Marine Corps general, has been tapped by President-elect Donald Trump as defense secretary.
Trump’s Cabinet Taking Shape
Former military intelligence chief and retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn will be President-Elect Donald Trump’s national security adviser. Trump’s cabinet is taking shape.
With F-35s, USMC Could Dominate Naval Aviation
With the US Marine Corps purchasing the bulk of the Navy’s planned fleet of 680 Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, the USMC will likely form the dominant component of naval tactical aviation in the coming years.
New Roles on Horizon for F-35
The US Air Force might deploy the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to the Baltics for an air-policing role once the new stealth aircraft becomes operational later this year. The new fighter is to enter service with the Air Force with an interim software capability that offers limited combat capability.
Showtime at Farnborough: T-100, UCAVs, F-35
Lots to look at at Farnborough, from trainers to fighters, to unmanned combat aerial vehicles.
Fuel Burn Cut Would Extend F-35 Flight Life
Promising testing of technology that would reduce fuel burn would lengthen the flying life of the Joint Strike Fighter.
Orlando Shooter Worked For Counterterrorism Firm
Discovery that the shooter in the Orlando nightclub massacre worked for a counterterrorism firm calls into question how wisely security dollars are being spent.
