Future-Proofing Defense

Dan Drollette, Senior Editor

The new political administration wants to transform America's defense structure from a Cold War fighting force into a high-tech, futuristic military. But deciding which weapons programs will receive a boost in funding and which a cut – and then following through – will take months of additional wrangling inside Washington's Beltway. Said one long-time Pentagon watcher: "If anyone says to you that they know what will happen, they're a liar…