Contractors and DoD Must Change to Stay Competitive
Defense contractors and the US military must globalize and adopt more commercial practices.
Morning Coffee: Defense Industry Faces Future Challenges
The 2013 Top-Performing Companies study suggests that the defense industry is prospering but a closer look reveals challenges in the years ahead.
Morning Coffee: Australia F-35 Buy Boosts Program
“International buys could be the salvation of floundering program economics.”
Morning Coffee: UCLASS RFP Details and Analysis
The draft RFP is designed to generate industry input on design, development, construction and deployment.
Morning Coffee: House May Reverse DoD Benefit Cuts
DoD proposal to cut pay, housing aid, Tricare benefits and commissary offerings could be changed as legislators finalize their budget priorities.
Morning Coffee: Sikorsky’s Future Debated
The future of Sikorsky, America’s leading helicopter maker, is being evaluated by its parent company.
Chemical Weapons Ship Making Ready in Norfolk
No country will host the destruction of Syria’s most lethal chemical weapons, so the US is outfitting a commercial transport vessel to do the job at sea.
Navy Expands Typhoon Relief
The USS George Washington carrier group, amphibious assault ships and additional Marines are on the way to the Philippines.
