Hawks and hogs: why no one dares attack the waste in defense spending.
SHORTLY AFTER THE midterm elections, as his fellow Republicans lay moaning on a row of hospital stretchers, South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint made a decision: He wasn't going to stick earmarks for his state into any more spending bills. If some greedy constituent expected him to bring some pork...

Strategic security spending.
Strategic Security Spending http://www.afji.com/2008/03/3348179 By Frank Hoffman (Potomac Institute for Policy Studies) Reviewed by John Handley (Colonel, U.S. Army, retired) Mr. Hoffman begins his discussion on strategic security spending by referring to a November 2007 speech by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates at...

Aerospace & Defense News - Defense North America.
Mar 17, 2008 Defense spending continues to soar. The U.S. continues to increase its spending on defense projects instead of assessing real threats and weighing what it can afford, writes Mitchell Schnurman in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He notes that spending on defense programs rose an average...

How military spending influences national economy.
Gennady A. LAVRINOV was born on June 11, 1959 in Tambov. He finished F.E. Dzerzhlnsky Tambov Higher Military Air Engineering School (1981), post-graduate department of N.E. Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy (1987), and Higher Courses under the General Staff Academy in the specialty Defense and Security (2006). He first...

Aerospace & Defense News - Defense North America.
Apr 21, 2008 A group of scientists on Wednesday told lawmakers that a missile defense plan will not protect the U.S. from a real missile attack. However, George C. Marshall Institute President Jeff Kueter said the anti-missile program is making progress and will improve with further testing...

Aerospace & Defense News - Defense.
Jan 28, 2008 Aerospace firms support changes to U.S. export policies Countries working with the U.S. on the Joint Strike Fighter have complained that export-control rules have stifled cooperation. U.S. companies are pushing for change to the process. Aerospace Industries Association President Marion Blakey noted that improving...

Aerospace & Defense News - Defense.
Jan 14, 2008 Severe space weather could affect military satellites. Scientists say a new cycle of space weather that will start in March could affect global positioning satellites. "If all you use GPS for is to drive to Grandma's house, it probably isn't going to matter much...

Aerospace & Defense News - Defense.
Feb 4, 2008 The US Navy on Thursday tested the world's most powerful electromagnetic railgun. The goal of the project is to develop a weapon capable of hitting a target more than 200 nautical miles away with a non-explosive slug. Experts say the railgun would allow warships...

Aerospace & Defense News - Defense.
Jan 7, 2008 White House informs lawmakers of missile sales. The White House on Thursday Jan. 3 informed lawmakers of a potential sale of Raytheon TOW-2 missiles to Kuwait. The sale is worth $328 million. The DoD also told lawmakers of a potential sale to the United...

Aerospace & Defense News - Defense North America.
Feb 18, 2008 U.S. to shoot down satellite on Feb. 20. Malfunctioning craft contains hazardous material. The Pentagon said yesterday that it will try to shoot down a malfunctioning satellite before it has a chance to return to Earth and spread hazardous materials over populated areas. The...