QDR (Quadrennial Defense Review) News Roundup -- September 5, 2009

The Failed History Of The QDR -- Ares/Aviation Week Blog

Since the first Quadrennial Defense Review was published in 1997, critics have been wondering—and with good reason—how much the report actually succeeds in influencing the strategic and budgetary priorities of the Pentagon.
In a report due to be released next week which ARES has obtained, Anthony Cordesman and Erin K. Fitzgerald of the Center for Strategic and International Studies take full aim at the QDR’s historical failings, while outlining what the Pentagon planners need to do to avoid the fate of previous reports, which the pair says have “done nothing to change whatever trajectory the Pentagon’s leadership has pre-decided.”

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More Quadrennial Defense Review News

QDR Could Spur Production Cuts Of AF -- Aviation Week
Pentagon Review Spurring Large Changes -- Kiplinger
II MEF Showcases Its Irregular Warfare Capabilities for QDR Panel -- Systems
QDR could reduce quantities of air-fired weapons -- Smart Brief
Helo shortage thorny issue surrounding QDR -- Navy Times
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