Pentagon to Retire Carrier, Buy Fewer Ships -- Report
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The Pentagon plans to retire one of  the U.S. Navy's 12 aircraft carriers and buy fewer amphibious  landing ships for the Marine Corps as part of $60 billion in  proposed cuts over the next six years, The New York Times  reported on Thursday, citing Congressional and military  officials.
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The Pentagon no longer needs to hamper the entire Global Positioning System when facing a threat in one part of the world and will stop buying satellites that enable it do so, the military said on Tuesday.
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Japan plans to postpone buying next-generation fighter aircraft to replace part of its ageing air force fleet because the United States is unwilling to export its state-of-the-art F-22 stealth fighter, a newspaper said on Monday.
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Boeing would lose last year's deal to lease and sell aircraft refueling tankers to the Air Force, while a plan to close some bases would go forward under a nearly $450 billion defense bill moving toward approval in the House.
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Lockheed Martin will build the new presidential helicopter fleet, the Navy announced Friday, putting an end to a fierce competition that had both political and international overtones.
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The top U.S. military officer, Marine Gen. Peter Pace, will retire at the end of his term later this year and be replaced as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday.
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Unless the South Korean government agrees to pay more of the cost of hosting American military forces, the Pentagon may feel compelled to trim its presence there, a senior official said Monday.
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Decreasing sales threaten the defense contractor's stock price.
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The company will add fewer planes to its fleet and will tweak its flight schedule as it grapples with a slowing economy and high fuel costs.
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The Pentagon is planning a major buildup of U.S. naval forces in and around the Gulf as a warning to Iran, CBS News reported on Monday.
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The number of homosexuals discharged from the U.S. military under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy dropped significantly in 2006, according to Pentagon figures released yesterday -- continuing a sharp decline since the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts began and leading critics to charge that the...
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a move that could potentially ground its air service from Fort Wayne to Chicago Midway. The Indianapolis-based carrier
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Delta Air Lines Inc. DAL.N, the No.  3 U.S. carrier which has been restructuring in efforts to avoid  a bankruptcy filing, is expected to slash fares and remove  restrictive rules such as Saturday-night stays, Time magazine  reported in its online edition on Sunday.
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As part of its strategy to focus on travel and residential real estate, Cendant Corp. today said it plans to spin off its mortgage and fleet operations.
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The Pentagon expects to notify Army and Navy commanders this week to begin preparing to lay off civilian employees, a Defense Department official said yesterday.
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United States airlines are also putting off purchases of new planes, meaning the nationâs fleet of aircraft, on average, is aging right along with the passengers.
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The Pentagon&#39;s top weapons buyer Tuesday said he expected officials to decide soon whether to solicit new bids for a multibillion-dollar deal to begin replacing the Air Force&#39;s aging fleet of KC-135 refueling tankers.