Budget 2011: The Obama Five-Year Defense Budget Plan Is Worse Than a Freeze
The Obama Administration has been quick to point out that it has exempted the defense budget from its proposed freeze on other elements of discretionary spending in its budget. While the...
View ArticleMorning Bell: Let’s Not Make a Deal
At the height of the debate over Obamacare, when the White House’s leftist allies were in full panic mode, The Washington Post’s Ezra Klein accused Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) of being “willing to cause...
View ArticleChinese Military Modernization Gains Steam
A speech by Chinese leader Hu Jintao, who is head of the powerful Central Military Commission that oversees the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), has attracted a fair amount of attention. Western...
View ArticleVIDEO: Military’s Aging Aviation Force Puts America at Risk
The youngest B-52 bomber rolled off the assembly line 50 years ago. Remarkably, it’s still flying. Like many of the aircraft still used by the U.S. military, the B-52 is telltale example of America’s...
View ArticleArctic Shield: Coast Guard Looking North
The Arctic has become a hotbed of interest in recent years. The Coast Guard has recognized this trend and is pursuing more presence in the region, but will its resources be able to keep up with rapidly...
View ArticleNew Targeting Missile Would Knock Out Enemy’s Electronics
On October 16, Boeing and the U.S. Air Force made history when they successfully test-launched a new missile with the capability of remotely disrupting or disabling an enemy’s electronics while...
View ArticleWill the Air Force of the Future Be Capable of Flying?
“Among the most difficult challenges facing the Air Force is the need to modernize,” writes Michael Donley, the Secretary of the Air Force. Despite major engagements in Afghanistan, Iraq, Kosovo, and...
View ArticleSenator Cornyn: Urgent Action Needed to Bolster Taiwan Defense
Photo credit: Jay Mallin/ZUMA Press/Newscom Last Friday’s event at The Heritage Foundation, “Shoring Up the U.S.–Taiwan Partnership,” featured a statement by Senator John Cornyn (R–TX) advocating “the...
View ArticleContinuing Resolution: Military Budget Concerns Remain
Andrew Burton/Reuters/Newscom This week, the House of Representatives passed its Continuing Resolution (CR) which provides funding for primarily the Department of Defense until the end of this fiscal...
View ArticleHeritage’s Response: Blueprint for a Sustainable and Strong Department of...
Polaris/Newscom Yesterday, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel gave his first major speech since he was confirmed for the job in February. “The Department must understand the challenges and uncertainties,...
View ArticleObama Budget Likely to Veil Continued Defense Sequestration
Newscom Tomorrow, President Obama will finally release his overdue budget request, and the next day, the House Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing on that request. The hearing witnesses will...
View ArticleCutting the U.S. Nuclear Arsenal Won’t Make Us Safer
Newscom President Obama is considering further unilateral cuts in the nuclear arsenal, but his disarmament policies will do nothing to make the world a safer place. In a newly published paper,...
View ArticleAir Force to Ground 1 in 3 Aircraft Over Budget Concerns
MAI / Splash News/Newscom Just days before President Obama released his fiscal year (FY) 2014 budget request, the Air Force reported that it will have to ground one-third of its aircraft due to budget...
View ArticleDefense Budget Cuts Troubling in a Dangerous World
Newscom Cuts in President Obama’s fiscal year 2014 defense budget submission are troubling, according to Mike Rogers (R–AL), Chairman of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, House Armed Services...
View ArticlePentagon Report on China Reveals Comprehensive Military Buildup, Extensive...
Newscom The Department of Defense (DOD), per the requirements of the fiscal year 2000 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), this week issued the 2013 annual report to Congress on the Chinese...
View ArticleSecurity Experts Warn of Hollow Force During Protect America Month Kickoff
The United States should leave the hollow force where it belongs—in the past. Defense budget cuts and inadequate strategy are damaging readiness. Heritage’s Baker Spring, along with Colonels Ruchard...
View ArticleThoughts About the Washington State Bridge Collapse and Transportation
Andre Jenny Stock Connection Worldwide/Newscom Thankfully there were no fatalities in the collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge that crosses the Skagit River in Washington State last night. The thoughts...
View Article"Great Green Fleet" Not So Great After All
Charlie Houser/U.S. Navy/Newscom When it comes to funding the military, costly biofuel experiments should not interfere with U.S. security interests. However, that’s exactly what’s happening right now...
View ArticleRetiring Boomers: Where the Bucks Are
Maintaining and modernizing our armed forces doesn’t just protect America, it fulfills the Constitution’s mandate to “provide for the common defense.” Yet the defense budget appears to be one place...
View ArticleBudget 2011: The Obama Five-Year Defense Budget Plan Is Worse Than a Freeze
The Obama Administration has been quick to point out that it has exempted the defense budget from its proposed freeze on other elements of discretionary spending in its budget. While the...
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