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Defense Officials Switch Seabee Deployment from Kuwait to Afghanistan
January 19, 2009 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- Instead of deploying to Kuwait, about 500 Navy Seabees will deploy to Afghanistan, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said today.>> The Seabees are the 25th Naval Construction Regiment home-ported in Gulfport, Miss
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Obama Aims to Shape Military for 21st Century
January 19, 2009 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- As President-elect Barack Obama prepares to assume the role of commander in chief, one of the stated items on his list of priorities is to shape the U.S
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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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TACOM Awards $79 Million Contract for WorkStar Based Vehicles
January 15, 2009 @ 12:00 AMWARRENVILLE, Ill. --- The U
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Senate Committee Slates Confirmation Hearings for Defense Nominees
January 14, 2009 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- Four people nominated to serve in the Defense Department in President-elect Barack Obamas administration will appear before the Senate Armed Forces Committee on Jan. 15 for confirmation hearings, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said today
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DoD Releases Quarterly Report on Iraq
January 14, 2009 @ 12:00 AMPursuant to Section 9010 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for 2008, the Department of Defense released to Congress yesterday the Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq - December 2008 quarterly report.>> The entire report can be viewed at: http://www
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Russian RPG Line Remains Dominant
January 13, 2009 @ 12:00 AMNEWTOWN, Conn. --- As Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003-present) continues to demonstrate, the man-portable anti-armor weapon remains a particularly significant asset on the modern asymmetric battlefield
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Iranian Entities’ Illicit Military Procurement Networks
January 12, 2009 @ 12:00 AMOn September 17, 2008, the United States District Court of the Southern District of Florida unsealed a federal grand jury indictment against sixteen foreign individuals and companies involved in procuring items with military applications for Iranian entities through Dubai and Malaysia-based trade networks.>> Those under indictment allegedly violated U
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Army Speeds Delivery of Force-Protection Equipment to Iraq
January 12, 2009 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- Army officials are creating a new way to field force-protection products, such as mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles, to speed their delivery to deployed soldiers in Iraq.>> As equipment comes available, its shipped to Iraq immediately and tested to see how it incorporates with the mission, officials said
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Boeing Completes Apache Longbow Training Upgrade Contract
January 12, 2009 @ 12:00 AMST. LOUIS --- Boeing announced today that its Integrated Defense Systems Training Systems and Services organization has completed a six-year U
Dark Eagle Hypersonic Missile Tested in Secretive U.S. Launch from Cape Canaveral...
Kim Jong-un Attends Launch of 5,000-Ton Destroyer at North Korean Naval Shipyard
India Closer to Hypersonic Weapon: DRDO Conducts Second Test of Scramjet Engine
Poland’s First Locally Built AW149 Helicopter Takes Flight
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...
