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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
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Obama to Nominate Deputy Secretary, Three Other Top Defense Officials
January 9, 2009 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- President-elect Barack Obama today announced his choices for four key Defense Department positions: deputy defense secretary, two undersecretary positions and general counsel.>> William J
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Long-Term Implications of the Fiscal Year 2009 Future Years Defense Program (Excerpt)
January 7, 2009 @ 12:00 AMWhat amount of budgetary resources might be needed in the long term to carry out the Bush Administrations current plans for defense? This Congressional Budget Office (CBO) paperprepared at the request of the Chairman and the Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committeeaddresses that question.>> />> In CBOs projection of DoDs current plans, defense resources average about $549 billion annually (in 2009 dollars) from 2014 to 2026, or about 6 percent more than the $517 billion in total obligational authority (TOA) requested by the Administration and the $515 billion in TOA provided by the Congress for 2009
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Radio Program Enables Speedy Personnel Recovery
January 7, 2009 @ 12:00 AMHANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. --- Officials of the Electronic Systems Center delivered the 20,000th Combat Survivor Evader Locator radio to operators in the fall of 2008, and now are on track to deliver an additional 20,000 to warfighters
As U.S. Halts Military Aid, Ukraine on the Verge of Losing Kursk...
Mirage-2000 Jet Intercepts Russian Cruise Missile in First Kill in Ukraine
Russian Air Defense Radar in Crimea Destroyed in Unknown Fire
Hiroshima Bomber Enola Gay to lose "Gay" as Pentagon Purges Transgender Names
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...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U