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Proposed Budget Balances Current, Future Requirements
WASHINGTON: The fiscal 2010 defense budget request is a “reform budget” that builds on lessons learned on the battlefield to...
Suicide bomb rips through Pakistan luxury hotel
PESHAWAR, Pakistan: A huge suicide truck bomb ripped through a luxury hotel Tuesday killing 11 people and wounding 52 in...
Pentagon Reports Mistakes by Bomber Crew in Afghan Incident
PENTAGON: The U.S. Defense Department says one of the aircraft involved in bombing an Afghan village a month ago, during...
US failed to follow rules in Afghan bombing: Pentagon
Washington: US forces failed to follow procedures in carrying out deadly air strikes last month in western Afghanistan in an...
New US commander to review strategy in Afghanistan
Washington: President Barack Obama's choice to lead US and NATO forces in Afghanistan has been asked to carry out a...
China to start large-scale anti-terrorism drills
MOSCOW: China will hold a weeklong large-scale exercise beginning on Wednesday to test the country's capability to combat terrorism and...
Global Military Expenditure Set New Record In 2008
STOCKHOLM: Worldwide military expenditure in 2008 totalled an estimated US$1,464 billion, according to new figures released today by Stockholm International...
US military technology easily shipped abroad: US audit
Washington: Sensitive military technology used in nuclear weapons and missiles can be bought easily in the United States and illegally...
Most families opt for media coverage of US war dead
Washington: The solemn ceremony that marks the return of fallen soldiers to US soil is laden with emotion, marked by...
Covert Testing Shows Continuing Vulnerabilities of Domestic Sales for illegal Export
GAO found that sensitive dual-use and military technology can be easily and legally purchased from manufacturers and distributors within the...
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