Allen West skewers current administration over military direction

The priorities of the Obama administration when it comes to our U.S. military are absolutely delusional. The focus is on social egalitarianism and “fairness,” not on operational readiness and effectiveness. At a time when we just had ten American Sailors on their knees at gun point detained by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy…Secretary of […]

Chinese military budget slowing down

BEIJING — As China’s economy slows, its military budget will rise by 7.6 percent this year, the lowest increase in six years and less than the double-digit increases that have been the norm for years, the government said Saturday at the opening of the country’s annual legislative meeting. But in comments made ahead of the […]

Air Force willing to pay big money to move away from Russian made engines

For the last decade, Russian-made engines have been propelling US national security satellites into space. While this has proven to be a good approach in the past, the time has come for a new breed of rocket engine that’s American-made. On Feb. 29, the US Air Force — who runs the national security launch missions […]

Stryker upgrades in line for Army fleet

A “Sources Sought Notice” was issued today by the US Army for the next major upgrade to the entire Stryker Family of Vehicles, focused mainly on lethality improvements. These improvements will encompass both the flat-bottom hull and double v-hull platforms, and will not be limited to cannon application and improvement. “The next round of upgrades […]

Pentagon looking to these new weapons to combat threat of Russia and China

Featured photo courtesy of Boston Dynamics Little noticed amid the daily news bulletins about the Islamic State and Syria, the Pentagon has begun a push for exotic new weapons that can deter Russia and China. Pentagon officials have started talking openly about using the latest tools of artificial intelligence and machine learning to create robot […]

Marine Corps focuses 2017 budget on F-35B joint strike fighters

President Obama’s 2017 budget request for the Marine Corps released Feb. 9 includes a small increase over last year’s funding, while continuing to procure expensive F-35B joint strike fighters. The Marine Corps is requesting a total of $23.4 billion base funding, only about $200 million more than was enacted in 2016. The base budget includes […]

Rand: Russia Defeats NATO In Baltic Theater Engagement

Editor’s Note: Rand Corporation has been a long-trusted think-tank in the Washington, D.C. area and, based on its latest report, the company believes NATO would end up losing an engagement with the Russians over territory in the Baltic Sea region. A lot of factors are at play, but the study’s conclusion are certainly not unfounded. […]

Air Force: BIG Structure Changes In FY 2017 Budget

Editor’s Note: Not to beat a dead horse, but the Budget Control Act and Continuing Resolution have had severe consequences on the ability of the U.S. Air Force and her sister services to conduct operations. We’ve been discussing the FY 2017 budget quite a bit over the past few days, and the Air Force has […]

SOCOM again cites challenges in response to latest defense budget, female integration

By Rowan Scarborough – The Washington Times – Monday, February 15, 2016 At a time when U.S. special operations are devising plans for the mission of accepting women into the male domains of SEALs, Green Berets andArmy Rangers, the terrorist-fighting community is facing a looming readiness problem. The new challenge is tucked inside President Obama’s 2017 defense budget. […]

Unmanned Tanker, More F-35Cs In 2017 Navy Budget

[Editor’s Note: Much like the Air Force’s ongoing budget woes, the Navy is in much the same boat. As we all know, the Department of Defense has gone all-in on the Lockheed-Martin F-35 Lightning II. Navy leadership is in a position where it needs to juggle priorities going into the future with the money available. […]

Government Accountability Office Propose Grunts to Fill SOF Roles to Save Money

Simply because conventional forces (CF) and Special Operation Forces (SOF) successfully operated in unison on some levels throughout the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT,) it does not make the two effectively capable of sustaining future similar operation capability; nor does it prepare CF or SOF for future and unknown conflicts. Both CF and SOF are […]