The Pentagon has for the first time drawn up a short list of the "most pressing" needs of combatant commanders that will be used to shape requirements for new weapon systems and is already influencing where the Defense Department invests billions of dollars for tomorrow's ships, aircraft and guns. Adm. Edmund Giambastiani, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, recently put the finishing touches on a new list of capabilities that influenced budget decisions this fall, steering an...
