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Clinton Maps Approach to Iraq, Afghanistan at Confirmation Hearing
January 15, 2009 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will be top priorities for President-elect Barack Obamas administration, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, Obamas nominee to be secretary of state, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at her confirmation hearing here yesterday
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EDA Awards Contract on Network Enabled Capabilities
December 18, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe European Defence Agency (EDA) signed today the contract for the Network Enabled Capabilities Implementation Study (NEC IS) that has been awarded to the EURONEC consortium.>> In an increasingly complex and challenging security environment, the European Union (EU) seeks a comprehensive approach in response to any crisis by exploiting the full range of civil and military instruments
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More Helicopter Capacity for Afghanistan In Rebalanced Equipment Programme
December 15, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>AgustaWestland emerges as the clear winner from the British defense measures announced Dec. 11, which confirm Future Lynx and fund engine upgrades to Lynx Mk
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Building a Military for the 21st Century: New Realities, New Priorities
December 12, 2008 @ 12:00 AMExecutive Summary (excerpt)>> In a little over one month, a new administration will have the opportunity to manage a significant realignment of U.S
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Agility Across the Spectrum: A Future Force Blueprint
December 11, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON, DC The Center for National Policy, a nonpartisan national security think tank, today released a new report entitled Agility Across the Spectrum: A Future Force Blueprint. Taking into account the mounting financial constraints and multiplying national security threats facing the United States, CNP proposes a series of recommendations prioritized by winning todays wars, supporting the troops and expanding the forces, preventing future conflicts, winning future wars and cutting costs
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AMC Unveils New Mission Statement and Focus Areas
December 11, 2008 @ 12:00 AMSCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. --- This past June, I issued a call for all AMC personnel to "return to basics," and I thank you for the renewed attention you've given to our core values and our mobility mission while restoring the Air Force's good name with your daily, outstanding mission accomplishment
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Taliban Strikes NATO Supply Depot in Pakistan
December 9, 2008 @ 12:00 AMISLAMABAD, Pakistan --- Taliban militants in Pakistan have raided another supply depot used to support international troops in Afghanistan as a new report estimated Taliban fighters have a permanent presence in nearly three-quarters of Afghanistan.>> In the past two days militants have stormed two warehouses in Peshawar that are key transport hubs for supply convoys moving between the Pakistani port of Karachi and military bases in Afghanistan
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Gates: DOD Needs to Start Making Choices
December 9, 2008 @ 12:00 AMDefense Secretary Robert Gates's article for the January/February edition of Foreign Affairs, "A Balanced Strategy: Reprogramming the Pentagon for a New Age," is worth reading for a multitude of reasons, but I wanted to highlight how it extends the argument that procurement practices need to change to reflect current threats, and that more spending doesn't mean better national security:>> "The United States cannot expect to eliminate national security risks through higher defense budgets, to do everything and buy everything. The Department of Defense must set priorities and consider inescapable tradeoffs and opportunity costs" (emphasis POGO's)
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Mullen Issues Guidance Listing Priorities for Joint Staff
November 20, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- Dealing with the greater Middle East, avoiding the militarization of U.S
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MDA to Design and Build Canada's RADARSAT Constellation Mission
November 18, 2008 @ 12:00 AMRICHMOND, BC --- MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., a provider of essential information solutions, announced today that it has won the competition to design and build the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM), which will allow for increased surveillance of Canada and its coastal waters
Pentagon to Arm Warfighters with ‘Made in America’ Low-Cost Drones
Norway to Buy 9 Sikorsky HH-60W Helicopters Worth $2.6 Billion
L3Harris Delivers First Overhauled P-8A Poseidon from 139-Aircraft Navy Fleet
South Korea’s DAPA Finishes Incheon Class Frigate Search Radar Upgrade
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...