With inflation now at 7.5%, the Defense Department is being squeezed. Former budget official Maj. Gen. John Ferrari (U.S. Army, ret.), senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, recommends a topline defense budget of $816 billion for fiscal year 2023. Ferrari said the needed service member pay raise and effect of inflation on the operating […]
The Defense Department’s AUKUS nuclear submarine deal in the Pacific could take decades before the first sub could be deployed. Maj. Gen. John Ferrari (U.S. Army, Ret.) argues that’s the wrong message to send to China. Ferrari praised the deal but said the Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday’s statement about its timeline broadcasts […]
The Army is working on a laser prototype that can take down drones in mid-air. The service plans to field four laser-equipped combat vehicles in fiscal year 2022. Maj. Gen. John Ferrari (U.S. Army ret.), senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and former director of program analysis and evaluation for the Army, said this […]
The Navy’s current budget situation does not allow for room to grow to 355 ships, according to Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday, but the total number of ships in the fleet may be the wrong measure. Gen. John Ferrari (U.S. Army, ret.), visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and former director of […]
