Pentagon Defends Six Costly Weapons Programs -- ReutersThe Pentagon told Congress on Tuesday the Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter program and five other big weapons programs were vital to national security and should continue despite big cost overruns that triggered live-or-die reviews.
The U.S. Defense Department told lawmakers that all six programs met five conditions required to keep them going under the Nunn-McCurdy law which requires detailed reviews once a program's unit costs rise 50 percent above initial estimates.
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The U.S. Defense Department told lawmakers that all six programs met five conditions required to keep them going under the Nunn-McCurdy law which requires detailed reviews once a program's unit costs rise 50 percent above initial estimates.
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Carrier Alternative Weekly -- New Wars
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1st female fighter pilot chosen to command wing -- Air Force Times
Bundeswehr (Germany) Might Be Cut By 100,000 Troops -- Defense News
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Lockheed Sketches a Few F-35B Problems -- Defense News
1st female fighter pilot chosen to command wing -- Air Force Times
Bundeswehr (Germany) Might Be Cut By 100,000 Troops -- Defense News
India, U.S. Launch Strategic Talks -- Global Security Newswire
Reining in Defense Costs -- Armchair Generalist
DOD’s Guns Versus Butter Debate -- DoD Buzz
Phasing Out Morphine -- Strategy Page
Lieberman Bill Gives Feds ‘Emergency’ Powers to Secure Civilian Nets -- The Danger Room
Or, Maybe the Military’s GPS System Has Been Hacked -- Defense Tech