sequestration

According to a senior Pentagon official, this very well may be the case in the near future given sequestration.

Without underway replenishment ships, America’s ability to project power in wartime will shrivel.

New constraints on US power create their own risks for the international community.

Pressure from the White House and Congress has led the Pentagon to drop a plan to reduce the number of aircraft carriers.

The U.S. military faces a 21st century identity crisis. But despite blanket spending cuts, it has options.

In increasingly dire warnings, Army leaders are suggesting that budget cuts may render it unable to fight wars.

The Virginia Payload Module is the latest part of the Prompt Global Strike program to see its funding slashed.

Plus, the Pentagon won’t terminate the F-35 program, but it may mothball 3 aircraft carriers. Friday defense links.

According to a new report, worldwide defense spending declined in 2012 and the outlook for Western companies is bleak.

If America’s conventional superiority in Asia declines, then the relative importance of its nuclear edge will rise.

The stinging cuts of sequestration will have a tremendous impact on America’s capacity to protect the world’s maritime commons — with devastating consequences.

Sequestration is looming. What impact will it have on America’s forces in the Pacific?