CBO Testified on the Navy’s Shipbuilding Plans
Yesterday CBO senior analyst Eric Labs testified before the House Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Seapower and Projections Forces to...
Taiwan: Major US Arms Sales Since 1990
This report discusses U.S. security assistance to Taiwan, or Republic of China (ROC), including policy issues for Congress and legislation....
Long-Term Implications of the 2011 Future Years Defense Program
In most years, the Department of Defense (DoD) provides a five- or six-year plan, called the Future Years Defense Program...
Pentagon Spent Billions on Contractors that Committed Fraud
In a report prepared for Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Department of Defense disclosed that it paid $285 billion over a...
Senators Want Probe of KC-X Tanker Data Breach
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) announced she is calling for a Defense Department Inspector General (IG) report to investigate the...
China Naval Modernization: Implications for US Navy Capabilities
The question of how the United States should respond to China’s military modernization effort, including its naval modernization effort, has...
Pakistan Air Force Receives Three New F-16s from US
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: U.S. and Pakistani officials marked the latest chapter in the growth of the Pakistan Air Force with the...
Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress
The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is a relatively inexpensive Navy surface combatant equipped with modular “plug-and-fight” mission packages. The basic...
Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 2002-2009
Developing nations continue to be the primary focus of foreign arms sales activity by weapons suppliers. During the years 2002-2009,...
Airforce Special Investigations agents instrumental in B-2 Spirit spy conviction
A federal jury in U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii found Noshir S. Gowadia, age 66, of Maui,...
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