Australia to Buy CH-47F Chinook Helicopters
WASHINGTON: On April 13 the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government...
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Washington: President Barack Obama has moved quickly to shift the US military's focus to the Afghan war instead of Iraq, but...
Langley showcases airpower to conclude Air Force Week
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NKorea says it has reactivated nuclear programme
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Outpost Gives Hint of Challenges in Afghanistan
COMBAT OUTPOST DEYSIE, Afghanistan: Nothing illustrates the difficulties of combat in Afghanistan’s Regional Command East like this base on the Gardez-Khowst...
UNITAS Ships Begin At-Sea Training Operations
ATLANTIC OCEAN: Ships from eleven nations got underway April 23 for UNITAS Gold, the 50th iteration of the longest-running multinational maritime...
Fleet Readiness Center Completes Blue Angels Conversion Aircraft
Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) recently completed its last F/A-18A/B model Blue Angels conversion aircraft. The “Last Blue” was flown back...
Finnish General Says EU Mutual Defence Would Clash With Constitution
Lieutenant-General Matti Ahola, a former permanent secretary at the Finnish defence ministry, was quoted as saying by regional daily Turun Sanomat...
F-35B Exceeds STOVL Thrust Requirement
FORT WORTH, Texas: The F-35B Lightning II short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant has demonstrated during testing that it produces excess vertical...
Pentagon Begins New Quadrennial Defense Review, Nuclear Posture Review
WASHINGTON: Pentagon officials today kicked off the Defense Department’s 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review and Nuclear Posture Review processes to determine what...
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