Modified Mobile Landing Platform To Serve As 'Afloat Forward Staging Base'
DefenseAlert, Jan. 27, 2012 -- For its "new afloat forward staging base," the Defense Department will overhaul one of three Mobile Landing Platforms -- ships long a part of the Navy's modernization blueprint -- to meet a "longstanding" U.S. Central Command need, according to officials familiar with Navy plans.
Schwartz: 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. .
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.
- Kendall Issues Guidance On JLTV Program
DOCUMENT: JLTV Acquisition Decision Memo (FOUO)
RELATED: Army Releases JLTV Solicitation For EMD Phase - >Dempsey: Sub-Launched Conventional Strike Weapons Won't Be Confused For Nukes
- DOD: CG-47s, LSDs To Be Retired Early
- In White Paper, Pentagon Lays Out Key Budget Decisions
DOCUMENT: DOD White Paper - Sources: Submarine Procurement Rate In Jeopardy As DOD Weighs Cut
Defense Budget Alert
- Air Force Briefing On FY-13 Budget Request
On Jan. 27, 2012, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz briefed Pentagon reporters on his service's fiscal year 2013 budget request.
- Army Briefing On FY-13 Budget Request
On Jan. 27, 2012, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno briefed the Pentagon press corps on his service's fiscal year 2013 budget request.
- Pentagon White Paper Details Air Force Fleet Structure, Program Changes
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.
Homeland Defense Watch
- Statement On U.S.-Canada Military Cooperation Agreements
The Jan. 25, 2012, statement announces the signing of three bilateral agreements between the United States and Canada "that further develop the combined defense and security of Canada and the U.S."
- McHugh Issues Policy For Army UAV Flights In Domestic Air Space
Army Secretary John McHugh has issued a new policy Army unmanned aerial vehicle operators must follow when flying these systems outside restricted military air space in U.S. skies. - GAO Report On DOD's Arctic Activities
In a Jan. 13, 2012, report, the Government Accountability Office finds that "while [the Defense Department] has undertaken some efforts to assess the capabilities needed to meet national security objectives in the Arctic, it is unclear whether DOD will be in a position to provide needed capabilities in a timely and efficient manner because it lacks a risk-based investment strategy for addressing near-term needs and a collaborative forum with the Coast Guard for addressing long-term capability needs."
C4ISR Watch
- LCS Mine Package To Undergo Operational Assessment Through February
The Littoral Combat Ship's mine countermeasures mission package will start its operational assessment in about a week, spending most of the month of February testing all the various components of the package in realistic at-sea conditions. - CANES Downselect For Limited Deployment Will Be Announced Feb. 1
The Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services program office will down select Feb. 1 in preparation for a limited deployment, according to a Navy official. - Air Force Briefing On FY-13 Budget Request
On Jan. 27, 2012, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz briefed Pentagon reporters on his service's fiscal year 2013 budget request.
Hot Documents
- Air Force Briefing On FY-13 Budget Request
- Army Briefing On FY-13 Budget Request
- JIEDDO Pamphlet On 'Future R&D Capability Gaps'
- JSF PEO Notice On JSF Sustainment Business Case Analysis
- DOD's FY-13 Budget 'Priorities And Choices' White Paper
Inside the Navy
- LCS Mine Package To Undergo Operational Assessment Through February
- JSF JPEO: F-35B Probably Won't Need Spoiler For Airflow Problems
Inside the Army
- Odierno: Army May Cut More Than Eight Brigade Combat Teams
- Odierno Talks Army's Top Priorities, New 'Trilateral' Role In Asia-Pacific
Inside Missile Defense
- DOD Urges 'Re-Scoping' Of MEADS; Early Termination On The Table
- Lockheed Optimistic MEADS Will Be Funded Through Entire TD Phase
Inside the Pentagon
- Sources: Submarine Procurement Rate In Jeopardy As DOD Weighs Cut
- Kendall: F-35B Probation Created Image Problem That Needed Fixing
Inside the Air Force
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