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Defense Department Budget Request Pushes Reform
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon’s chief financial officer today described the Defense Department’s fiscal 2010 funding request as a “reform budget.” Comptroller...
Overview of the DoD Fiscal 2010 Budget Proposal
Principle Objectives The fiscal 2010 budget proposal was crafted to achieve four principal objectives: Reaffirming and strengthening the nation’s commitment...
DoD Releases Fiscal 2010 Defense Budget Proposal
President Barack Obama today sent to Congress a proposed defense budget of $663.8 billion for fiscal 2010. The budget request...
Finnish Military Technology Sold to Conflict Areas
Finland sells military technology to conflict areas, despite government pledges to help prevent conflicts and support peacemaking. A report by...
Afghan war costs to overtake Iraq in 2010: Pentagon
Washington: The cost of fighting the war in Afghanistan will overtake that of the Iraq conflict for the first time...
Pakistan orders military to eliminate extremists
PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Pakistan has sent fresh troops to the volatile Swat valley after ordering the army to "eliminate" extremists battling...
Gates praises Pakistan response to Taliban
KABUL: US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday he was "very satisfied" with Pakistan military action against the Taliban and...
Georgia flares again amid NATO exercises
Tbilisi: Domestic political tensions flared again in ex-Soviet Georgia Thursday after police and protesters clashed in Tbilisi at the start...
Russia tensions spike as NATO starts Georgia war games
TBILISI: NATO kicked off controversial military exercises in ex-Soviet Georgia on Wednesday as tensions spiked in relations with neighbouring Russia...
Gates Praises Egypt, Seeks Saudi Support in Pakistan
CAIRO: Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates praised Egypt today as a key U.S. ally and said progress on a wide...
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