F/A-22 support partnerships aim for benchmarks

Posted at: Mon Dec 5th, 2005

A unique maintenance support program, involving two private/public partnerships between airframe and engine OEMs, and some of the government's largest air logistics centers, is well underway as the U.S. Air Force continues to build up its fleet of soon-to-be combat-ready F/A-22 Raptors. These partne...

The final shuttle flights: how expensive and how necessary?

Posted at: Mon Dec 5th, 2005

NASA has, at most, 19 more shuttle missions scheduled between now and the retirement of the fleet in 2010. Taylor Dinerman examines the policy, budget, and other pressures facing the shuttle program, and by extension the Vision for Space Exploration, today.

Pentagon Weighs Personnel Cuts To Pay for Weapons

Posted at: Mon Dec 5th, 2005

As the Defense Department scrambles to finalize its budget for the coming fiscal year, the Air Force is looking to secure much of its savings by cutting active and reserve forces, instead of slashing weapons purchases. The Army, which is bearing more of the burden of the war in Iraq, ...