Odierno: Army May Cut More Than Eight Brigade Combat Teams
Inside the Army, Jan. 30, 2012 -- The Army may reduce its force structure by more than the eight brigade combat teams announced in a Defense Department budget white paper last week, depending on the results of internal debates over the optimal configuration of those formations, according to Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno.
Bartlett Calls Air Force Plan To Provide C-130 Aircraft To Army A Bad Idea
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Our NewslettersSchwartz: Air Force Likely To Put Global Hawks, C-27Js In Storage
DefenseAlert, Jan. 27, 2012 -- The Air Force has not made a final decision on what to do with its C-27J and Global Hawk Block 30 aircraft, and after axing both programs from its procurement plan the service is almost certain to place them in storage, the chief of staff said today.
Odierno: Protest Delay Will Cost GCV One Year And $1.7 Billion
DefenseAlert, Jan. 27, 2012 -- A bid protest in the Ground Combat Vehicle program will lead to a one-year delay as well as a $1.7 billion cut over five years, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno said today.
Pentagon White Paper Details Air Force Fleet Structure, Program Changes
Inside the Air Force, Jan. 27, 2012 -- The Defense Department's $525 billion fiscal year 2013 budget request cuts Joint Strike Fighter procurement quantities, cancels at least two high-profile Air Force procurement programs and calls for the standing down of both tactical and airlift aircraft in the service's fleet, DOD officials revealed Jan. 26.
RELATED: In White Paper, Pentagon Lays Out Key Budget Decisions
DOCUMENT: DOD's FY-13 Budget 'Priorities And Choices' White Paper
Kendall Issues Guidance On JLTV Program
DefenseAlert, Jan. 26, 2012 -- Acting Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall has signed a new acquisition decision memorandum laying out key guidance and cost targets for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program.
DOCUMENT: JLTV Acquisition Decision Memo (FOUO)
RELATED: Army Releases JLTV Solicitation For EMD Phase
DOD Chops Global Hawk Program In Half, But Testing Issues Resolved
Inside the Air Force, Jan. 27, 2011 -- The Defense Department is pointing to the high operating cost of the Global Hawk Block 30 unmanned aircraft as the reason why the Air Force program has been terminated, even though officials have remedied the issues it faced during operational testing.
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Statement On U.S.-Canada Military Cooperation Agreements
McHugh Issues Policy For Army UAV Flights In Domestic Air Space
GAO Report On DOD's Arctic Activities
Air Force Briefing On FY-13 Budget Request
Army Briefing On FY-13 Budget Request
Pentagon White Paper Details Air Force Fleet Structure, Program Changes
In White Paper, Pentagon Lays Out Key Budget Decisions
DOD Report Warns Against Rushing New Weapons Into Operational Tests
DOD Boots Boeing From FAB-T Program, Gears Up For New Competition (Updated)
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01/27/2012Rescheduling (Updated)
The Pentagon's official submission of its fiscal year 2013 budget request a week later than usual has pushed back the dates lawmakers had set for hearings to question senior Defense Department leadership. Instead of meeting on . . .
01/27/2012Closing Time
In a briefing with reporters today, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz said that unlike the last time around, the service likely will have to close bases if Congress goes ahead with a . . .
01/27/2012Wall Street Analysis
Boeing, followed by Raytheon and General Dynamics, will likely fare the best -- stocks-wise -- in the wake of yesterday's preliminary Pentagon fiscal year 2013 budget announcement, according to a research note published by Wall . . .
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