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US Senate Report Says Bush Officials Enabled Detainee Abuse
December 15, 2008 @ 12:00 AMU.S
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Two Additional Brigades to Deploy to Afghanistan, Gates Says
December 15, 2008 @ 12:00 AMKANDAHAR, Afghanistan --- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today he wants to send two combat brigades to Afghanistan by summer in addition to the brigade combat team already scheduled to deploy there in January
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QinetiQ North America Unveils Route Clearance Robot to Detect Mines and IEDs
December 12, 2008 @ 12:00 AMMCLEAN, Va. --- QinetiQ North America, a global developer of innovative technology solutions for national defense, today announced that its Technology Solutions Group subsidiary Foster-Miller is releasing its new TALON IV Engineer mine detecting, counter-IED robot for immediate use
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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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Pentagon Contract Announcement
December 9, 2008 @ 12:00 AMAlliant Techsystems, Inc, Independence, M.O
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ATK Awarded $87 Million Contract to Supply Non-Standard Ammunition for Afghanistan
December 8, 2008 @ 12:00 AMMINNEAPOLIS --- Alliant Techsystems has been awarded an $87 million contract by the U.S
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German Army Commissions First Spy Satellite
December 5, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe German military commissioned its first spy-in-the-sky satellite system on Thursday, Dec. 4 enabling it to peek through clouds or the darkness of night at any spot on the planet
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Commandos Lead Helicopter Assault Into Kandahar Province
December 5, 2008 @ 12:00 AMRoyal Marines have pushed deeper into southern Afghanistan's rural Kandahar province with a helicopter assault directly onto insurgent positions, supporting a wider Canadian initiative to redraw the boundaries of ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) influence in the region.>> Instead of employing conventional tactics of moving in from secured flank areas, Operation Janubi Tapu (Southern Vulture) has seen the Royal Marines of 42 Commando Group inserted by a number of helicopter waves straight into an area that has been regarded by the insurgents as a safe haven
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CDS on Progress in Iraq and Afghanistan
December 4, 2008 @ 12:00 AMChief of the Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup focused this year's speech to the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) about British defence issues on the progress that troops have made in Iraq as well as the ongoing situation in Afghanistan.>> During the speech, which he gave on Monday 1 December 2008, Sir Jock also acknowledged that 2009 will be a challenging year for the British Armed Forces and stated that the priority would be to carry on being committed to defeating terrorism
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QinetiQ North America Announces New Orders for TALON Robots and Spares Totaling...
December 2, 2008 @ 12:00 AMMCLEAN, Va. --- QinetiQ North America, a global developer of innovative technology solutions for national defense, today announced that the Foster-Miller subsidiary of its Technology Solutions Group has been awarded a total of $58
L3Harris JV, Zamil Shipyards Sign Deal to Develop First Saudi-Made Unmanned Vessel...
India Clears $7.4B deal for 26 Rafale-Marine Jets
South Korean Troops Fire Warning Shots as North Korean Soldiers Briefly Cross...
Canada Transfers 40,000 CRV7 Missile Engines to Ukraine
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...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...