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February 17, 2012

New Bomber Force May Need 200 Aircraft

The U.S. Air Force chief of staff says the service is not going to go through the B-2 experience again—overdesigning a bomber and then having to buy fewer of them. Analysts suggest the requirement for the Long Range Strike-Bomber (LRS-B) program could be as high as 200 aircraft as the…
February 16, 2012

Republicans Blame Obama For Budget Woes

Partisan posturing over how to avoid steep spending reductions at the Pentagon is in full swing, as Republicans try to pin blame on the Obama administration for not engaging fully on deficit reduction. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s weeklong series of hearings on Capitol Hill has given him…
Feb 15, 2012

Indonesian Air Force Eyes More Fighters

SINGAPORE — As the Indonesian air force works on its plan to field around 150-160 combat…
Feb 15, 2012

France, Italy Shun Orion Development

PARIS — Two of Europe’s biggest International Space Station contributors have rejected a NASA…
Feb 14, 2012

Italy Cuts Spending On Lockheed F-35

Italy will cut investment in Lockheed Martin’s F-35 stealth fighter as part of an overall…
Feb 14, 2012

Kendall: No New JSF Nunn-McCurdy Seen

The $15.1 billion F-35 restructuring — including a cut of 179 fighters through…
Feb 14, 2012

NASA Will Spend $200M On SLS Risk Reduction

Risk reduction for the advanced strap-on boosters that will be needed to give NASA’s planned…
Feb 13, 2012

MDA Slashes $1B from Budget; SBX Shelved

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s funding request of $7.75 billion includes a major departure…
Feb 13, 2012

Army Secures Helos, Comms; Ground Vehicles Dip

Bottom line up front on the U.S. Army’s fiscal 2013 budget request: Communications and…
Feb 13, 2012

U.S. Navy Compromises on Ship Programs

The U.S. Navy’s topline fiscal 2013 baseline budget request of about $155.9 billion is a…
Feb 13, 2012

Amid Cuts USAF Cautiously Funds F-35, Bomber

The U.S. Air Force’s $154.3 billion fiscal 2013 budget request — roughly $12 billion less…
Feb 13, 2012

Darpa Budget Supports Hypersonics

New programs to continue research into boost-glide hypersonic weapons for tactical and global…
Feb 13, 2012

NASA Units Hope For 2018 Robotic Mars Mission

The new NASA budget request pulls the plug on two long-planned joint missions to Mars with…
Feb 11, 2012

DOD Request Eyes $179B in Investments

The Pentagon’s $525 billion budget plan for fiscal 2013 calls for spending of $178.8 billion…

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