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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...
Aerospace Firms Investigate Open-Fan Propulsion Technology
BERLIN: Boeing, Rolls-Royce, RUAG Aerospace and Deharde Maschinenbau have entered into a collaborative research agreement to explore the potential of...
USS Florida Returns from Maiden SSGN Deployment
KINGS BAY, Ga.: Naval Submarine Kings Bay welcomed USS Florida (SSGN 728) (Gold) home from its maiden deployment as a...
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...
NKorea vows to strengthen nuclear deterrent
SEOUL: North Korea vowed Friday to strengthen its nuclear deterrent because of what it called Washington's continuing hostile policy, as...
Russia rules out cuts to nuclear deterrent budget
MOSCOW: Russia does not plan to cut budget spending on the development of the country's nuclear deterrent despite the ongoing...
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...
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