Fixing F-22 Flaw to Cost 'only' $100 Million

Posted at: Thu May 4th, 2006

Monday's report by Defense News, which said fixing the F-22's structural flaws would cost $1 billion has been denied by Air Force spokesman Doug Karas. The Air Force expects to fix the problem at a cost of around 10...

CENTAF releases air power summary

Posted at: Thu May 4th, 2006

5/3/2006 - SOUTHWEST ASIA -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released today's air power summary. In Afghanistan May 2, Air Force F-15 Eagles successfully struck two caves near Asadabad with precision-guided JDAMs. Initial reports indicate secondary explosions were seen from...

Report criticizes Pentagon budget priorities

Posted at: Thu May 4th, 2006

WASHINGTON - Congress should cut $62 billion out of Cold War weapons programs and shift most of that money to homeland security, efforts to halt the spread of nuclear weapons and diplomatic measures that better address current national security needs, a new report concludes.

Joint Strike Fighter program approaches its first dogfight

Posted at: Thu May 4th, 2006

A Senate panel's decision to cut significant funds from the Pentagon's most expensive program to date, the Joint Strike Fighter, could create a maelstrom in the Pentagon and potentially during conference deliberations with the House over the 2007 defense authorization act.