Pentagon Cutbacks Could Include Navy Carrier, Fighters
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PENTAGON -- Budget cuts being considered by the Pentagon are expected to affect all branches of the US military, including the Navy&#39;s fleet of 12 aircraft carriers.
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Planemaker Boeing Co. expects Pentagon  budget cut proposals to hit its top defense programs, the head  of its military business said in a newspaper interview  published on Friday.
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By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Mar. 2--The U.S. Navy justified its decision to build a practice landing field for jet fighters close to a North Carolina haven for large migratory birds on the basis of an environmental study found deficient by the federal courts.
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The Pentagon may have to boost the Army's size or call up more reserves to ease the war's burden.
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Military service may insulate candidates from 'weak on defense' charges.
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WASHINGTON The Pentagon says it&#39;s reopening a controversial deal to supply refueling tankers to the Air Force, dealing a blow to Chicago-based Boeing.
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An effort to bar the Pentagon from selling surplus parts for the F-14 fighter jet &#151; a plane now flown only by Iran &#151; will be introduced in the House.
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An Arizona Democrat will introduce a bill to bar the Pentagon from selling parts for the F-14 fighter jet, which is flown only by Iran, as part of an effort to control military equipment sales. By the Associated Press.
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The Bush administration wants to trim the Federal Aviation Administration's budget for buying new air traffic control equipment at a time when more planes are in the air.
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The U.S. Navy will soon announce  whether Lockheed Martin Corp. LMT.N or Raytheon Co. RTN.N  will build a $6.4 billion communications system to beef up  satellite services for U.S. troops, the White House and State  Department, a spokesman said on Tuesday.
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The Pentagon is spending about &#36;6 million a day to operate the fleet of ships, aircraft and other military resources that have joined the tsunami relief effort in south Asia, a spokesman said Thursday.
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To meet a pressing need for more ground troops, the US armed forces have begun eyeing some of the most dramatic cuts in high-tech weapons since
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The U.S. Navy will soon announce whether Lockheed Martin Corp.  or Raytheon Co.  will build a &#36;6.4 billion communications system to beef up satellite services for U.S. troops, the White House and State Department, a spokesman said on Tuesday.
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Lockheed Martin Corp.'s LMT.N F-35   Joint Strike Fighter, funded by the United States and eight   other countries, initially could cost another $12 million to   $16 million apiece if production is curtailed in early years,   the project's top general said on Friday.
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The Pentagon plans to send more than 14,000 reservists back next year, shortening their off-duty time for President Bushâs buildup, officials said.
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The chairman of a House Armed Services subcommittee yesterday announced that he plans to hold hearings into allegations that the Navy sidestepped procurement rules while purchasing hundreds of floating boat barriers and underwater sensors to protect U.S. ships from attack.
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The Pentagon is considering cutting some of its largest programs, including the F/A-22 Raptor, to help bring down the budget deficit during the next few years and offset Iraq war costs, according to congressional and industry sources.