Candidates Draw Battle Lines Over DoD Spending -- Defense News
As both U.S. presidential candidates return to the campaign trail after their conventions, the competing sides have drawn a bright line between how they view defense spending.
On the Democrats’ side, President Barack Obama believes additional defense cuts must be part of a broader deficit-reduction plan. Republican Mitt Romney does not, and instead wants to increase military spending.
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America’s Most Important Warplane Is Old, Ugly … and Flown by NASA -- Danger Room
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Navy Wrestles With Mine Warfare Modernization -- Aol Defense
Army Wants Tiny Suicidal Drone to Kill From 6 Miles Away -- Danger Room
DARPA shows off Big Dog ground drone to USMC Commandant -- Defense Tech
Hundreds More Cyberattacks Linked To 2009 Google Breach -- Aviation Week/Reuters
The Pentagon Is About To Spend A Ton Of Money On A Very Questionable Project -- Business Insider
Defense firms confirm layoff warnings -- Politico
House to vote on requiring Obama to find alternative to sequester cuts -- The Hill
No negative impacts from repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell,' study reveals -- NBC
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America’s Most Important Warplane Is Old, Ugly … and Flown by NASA -- Danger Room
More Problems Raised at Pentagon F-35 Fighter Review -- New York Times/Reuters
Navy Wrestles With Mine Warfare Modernization -- Aol Defense
Army Wants Tiny Suicidal Drone to Kill From 6 Miles Away -- Danger Room
DARPA shows off Big Dog ground drone to USMC Commandant -- Defense Tech
Hundreds More Cyberattacks Linked To 2009 Google Breach -- Aviation Week/Reuters
The Pentagon Is About To Spend A Ton Of Money On A Very Questionable Project -- Business Insider
Defense firms confirm layoff warnings -- Politico
House to vote on requiring Obama to find alternative to sequester cuts -- The Hill
No negative impacts from repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell,' study reveals -- NBC
DOD: Families, Friends Need to Recognize Signs of Suicide -- US Department of Defense
The Great Green Car Fleet: Pentagon buying Chevy Volts to ‘green up’ military -- Washington Free Beacon
Panetta welcomes National Guard chief nobody wanted -- Foreign Policy
WH takes a shot at WaPo over story about Obama skipping intel briefings -- Washington Beacon
Pentagon Takes Second Look At Strategy; Where Are The Holes? -- Colin Clark, Aol Defense