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Russian nuclear sub was armed during fire: report
A massive Russian navy submarine was armed with long-range nuclear missiles when it caught fire while undergoing repairs at a...
Russia Grounds Su-24 Bomber Fleet after Urals Crash
Russia has postponed indefinitely all flights of Su-24 Fencer tactical bombers after one of them crashed in Russia’s Urals, a...
India to Test Launch Agni-5 ICBM in March
India plans to test launch its new Agni-5 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), capable of carrying nuclear warheads, in the second...
The Fiscal Year 2013 Defense Budget: Continuity or Change
The Department of Defense (DoD) budget request released today includes $525.4 billion in base discretionary funding, $6.3 billion in mandatory...
Budget Proposal Requests Smaller, More Modern, Agile Force
The military will reduce its end strength by 5.5 percent over five years, while preserving military pay and benefits for...
DOD Releases Fiscal 2013 Budget Proposal
President Barack Obama today sent to Congress a proposed defense budget of $613.9 billion for fiscal 2013. The request for...
Army looking to ensure PTSD diagnosis consistent
The Army's surgeon general told members of Congress that the service is investigating how post-traumatic stress disorder is diagnosed to...
Army to open 6 jobs, combat battalion staff positions to women
The Army announced its intent today to open six occupational specialties and more than 13,000 positions to women. These six...
Syria ignores Arab peace plan, pounds Homs
Syria ignored a new Arab initiative to end the bloodshed, with its troops pounding the protest hub of Homs on...
Aviation industry warns of trade war over EU carbon tax
World aviation bosses warned on Monday of a potential trade war over a carbon tax imposed by the European Union,...
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