Akin Pushes Gates on Fighter Gap A key supporter of the F/A-18 E/F isn't sitting still for Defense Secretary Robert Gates' latest explanation of the ever...
New Armored Capsule For Humvee At the Army’s annual winter symposium underway in Florida, Textron unveiled a new vehicle called the Small Combat Tactical...
CG Memo Sparks Hill Worries The incoming Coast Guard commandant has penned a remarkably honest and sometimes disturbing memo saying the service was...
Pressure Builds for More Hornets; Multi-Year OK Likely Congressional pressure on the Pentagon to buy more F/A-18 E/Fs and use multi-year authority continues to build, with Sen. Kit...
Hill Gets JSF Nunn-McCurdy The Pentagon has officially notified Congress of the Joint Strike Fighter’s breach of legal cost growth limits, requiring a...
Army Budget Share Will Grow Defense budgets are not declining and will remain stable through 2015. Defense spending will remain at about 21 percent of...
Navy Going Greenest The Navy made clear this week it's the lead service when it comes to eco-friendly efforts. Today, the Navy flew the “Green...
Obama NSS To Drop Preemption <em>The Gates' Pentagon will make significant changes to its National Security Strategy, dropping: the Bush administration's</em>...
Gates, Hill Should Change Benefits <em>We need to cut weapons spending, trim the bloated ranks of the military bureaucracy and reign in runaway pay and benefits</em>...
Air Force Conducting Service-Wide Inspections of Sig Sauer M18 Pistol After Airman's Death The entire Air Force is doing a service-wide inspection of the M18 handgun after a Security Forces airman suddenly died last...
Coast Guard Loopholes Could Be Linked to Miami Barge Crash, Maritime Experts Say If a commercial tugboat is under 26 feet, it is subject to fewer requirements and restrictions, a retired ferry, barge and...
The Army Reserve Is Gutting Aviation Units. Thousands of Soldiers Are Being Left in the Lurch. Thousands of Army Reserve soldiers are being forced to scramble for new assignments after the service abruptly ordered the...
Quick Thinking by Rookie Seaman Saves Drowning 97-Year-Old During Coast Guard Festival A 97-year-old man who lost his balance and fell around 6 feet into the Grand River is expected to make a full recovery...
Navy Leader Confirmed by Senate After Half-Year Vacancy After nearly half a year without a Senate-confirmed uniformed leader, the Navy has a new top admiral.