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Army’s electronic warfare needs receive heightened emphasis
FORT MONMOUTH, N.J.: As the U.S. Army approaches eight years of counter-insurgency operations in two theaters, Iraq and Afghanistan, the...
Pentagon vows ‘crystal clear ‘ rules in tanker deal
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon reopened competition for a long-delayed contract to build aerial refueling tankers, vowing fair treatment for aviation rivals...
More Troops and New Strategy for Afghanistan Will Be Hard to Come By
The dire situation in Afghanistan, highlighted by the call for more troops by NATO's top commander there, is forcing the...
Dutch Defense Spending Declines
THE HAGUE: In 2008, Dutch defense spending totaled 8.2 billion euros, or 1.4 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Five...
Russian observers to attend land-based military drills in Japan
TOKYO: Russian military officials will attend exercises of Japan's ground self-defense forces for the first time in the history of...
First Military Communication Satellite for Germany Launched
Astrium will deliver into orbit the first of two military communications satellites for the German Bundeswehr. The first satellite has...
The Future of Trident Nuclear Submarines
There has been widespread media coverage of reports that Prime Minister Gordon Brown will unveil plans to cut the number...
China at age 60: from pariah to world power
Beijing: Sixty years ago, as Mao Zedong declared the founding of a new communist nation, China was backward and isolated....
HDW and HSY Cancel Shipbuilding Contracts
HAMBURG, Germany / SKARAMANGAS, Greece: Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH (HDW), Kiel, Germany, and Hellenic Shipyards S.A. (HSY), Skaramangas, Athens, today canceled...
Leaders call for balance between network use and protection
NEW CASTLE, N.H: Finding the right balance between user needs and network protection is essential, senior officials from the Air...
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