Articles By: US Department of Defense
Task Force to Focus on Afghan Roadside Bomb Threat
OSHKOSH, Wisc: Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has created a new task force to enhance existing department efforts to counter the threat from roadside bombs, the No. 1 killer in Afghanistan.
Gates announced the new task force today, and said he expects its members to spend the next six months reporting...
November 16th, 2009 | Army News | Read More
Sensors May Warn Troops of Vehicle Damage
WASHINGTON: Scientists at the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center are researching armored vehicles made with built-in sensors that automatically report when they are damaged.
Thomas Meitzler, a research scientist at the Michigan-based organization, said the aim is to...
November 12th, 2009 | Defense Technology News | Read More
Center Looks Ahead to ‘Hybrid Threat’ Training
FORT IRWIN, Ca: When the National Training Center opened here in 1981, it presented the most realistic training environment imaginable to prepare troops for a potential large-scale, tank-on-tank confrontation with the Soviet Union in Germany’s Fulda Gap.
After the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks,...
November 9th, 2009 | Defense & Security News | Read More
Brigade Tests New Concept in Iraq
WASHINGTON: The first new “advise and assist” brigades already in Iraq and others slated to arrive soon have a big leg up on their new mission, thanks to the groundwork laid by the “Highlander” brigade, which provided a test bed for the new concept.
The 1st Armored Division’s 4th Brigade has...
November 6th, 2009 | Army News | Read More
President Signs Defense Authorization Act
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama signed the fiscal 2010 National Defense Authorization Act during a ceremony at the White House Oct. 28.
President Obama hailed the act, which contains $680.2 billion in military budget authority, as transformational legislation that targets wasteful defense spending.
The...
October 30th, 2009 | Defense & Security News | Read More
Gates Receives ‘Mounting Endorsements’ of Strategy Proposals
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia: Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today he’s encouraged by unofficial endorsements NATO defense ministers are expressing for Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s strategy proposals for Afghanistan, along with indications they’re considering additional resources to support the...
October 27th, 2009 | Defense & Security News | Read More
Gates Calls on South Korea to Expand Security Role
SEOUL, South Korea: Lauding progress toward transferring wartime operational control of South Korean troops to their own country in 2012, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today called on the longtime U.S. ally to assume a larger security role on the Korean peninsula and beyond.
Gates told a gathering...
October 23rd, 2009 | Defense & Security News | Read More
Iraq Drawdown on Track, Policy Chief Says
WASHINGTON: Although much work remains to draw down the U.S. troop presence in Iraq, Pentagon officials told Congress here today the Defense Department is well on schedule to meet President Barack Obama’s withdrawal timeline.
Obama announced in February plans for a responsible drawdown of forces in...
October 23rd, 2009 | Defense & Security News | Read More
Strategy Review Will Continue, Gates Says
EN ROUTE TO TOKYO: Questions about the legitimacy of Afghanistan’s national elections are a complicating factor, but President Barack Obama’s strategic review doesn’t hinge on the outcome, and ongoing military operations aren’t being affected, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today.
The...
October 21st, 2009 | Defense & Security News | Read More
Gates to Press Asia, NATO for More Afghanistan Support
HONOLULU: As Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates travels this week to Japan and South Korea before heading to a NATO defense ministers conference in Bratislava, Slovakia, he’s expected to ensure the issue of support for Afghanistan remains solidly on front burner.
In a break from the frequent national...
October 21st, 2009 | Defense & Security News | Read More
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UAE Selects Pilatus PC-21 Training System
November 18, 2009 05:11
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UK’s largest fully-autonomous Unmanned Aircraft completes flight trials
November 18, 2009 05:11
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Russian missile cruiser leaves Singapore
November 18, 2009 05:11
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Pakistan says towns cleared in Taliban offensive
November 18, 2009 05:11
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US Afghan supply flights over Russia still not on: US
November 18, 2009 05:11
