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Pentagon
February 17, 2016
Confirmed: Work on the Pentagon’s Top-Secret Stealth Bomber Will Continue
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Boeing's protest over the Air Force’s decision to award a competitor the contract for a new bomber was struck down.
February 16, 2016
Pentagon Wants 'Arsenal Planes' to Beat China's Air Defenses
By Franz-Stefan Gady
U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has a plan to convert old warplanes into heavily armed “flying launchpads.”
February 11, 2016
World’s Largest Anti-Submarine Robot Ship Ready for Sea-Trials in April
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Navy’s largest unmanned surface vehicle designed to track Chinese and Russian subs will be christened in April.
February 10, 2016
New US Defense Budget: $18 Billion for Third Offset Strategy
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Pentagon wants to spend more money to offset Anti-Area/Access-Denial (A2/AD) technologies.
February 09, 2016
Can the Littoral Combat Ship Really Put an ‘Enemy Fleet on the Bottom of the Ocean’?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Two U.S. senators think that the US Navy is overstating the capabilities of the Littoral Combat Ship.
January 26, 2016
US Admiral Warns of China’s and Russia’s Growing Space Weapons Arsenal
By Franz-Stefan Gady
In a speech, the head of U.S. Strategic Command also warned of China’s long-range precision strike weapons program.
January 14, 2016
Afghanistan to Receive 12 New Attack Helicopters
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Kabul has ordered 12 more MD530F Cayuse Warrior light attack helicopters for the 2016 fighting season.
January 07, 2016
Pentagon Approves Request for Proposals for US Navy’s Next-Generation Ballistic Missile Submarine
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A contract for one of the U.S. Navy’s most expensive shipbuilding programs could be awarded by the end of 2016.
December 22, 2015
US Navy’s Fleet of Littoral Combat Ships Will Be Cut to 40 Vessels
By Franz-Stefan Gady
U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter wants to save money to purchase more fighter jets and missiles for the Navy.
December 22, 2015
The Pentagon's Law of War for Cyberspace
By Greg Austin
Beyond the targeting of civil nuclear power plants.
December 21, 2015
Is the Pentagon Out of Step with the White House on China?
By Amitai Etzioni
Recent events suggest it might be.
December 21, 2015
Chinese Submarine Simulates Cruise Missile Attack on US Aircraft Carrier
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A Chinese attack sub purportedly used the USS Ronald Reagan for ‘targeting practice’ near the Sea of Japan.