US Department of Defense

DoD Official Addresses Missile Defense, NATO

October 12, 2009

WASHINGTON: The proposed missile defense system for Europe is robust and will meet both long-term and short-term threats, a top...

Strykers to Deploy to India for Exercise

October 8, 2009

WASHINGTON: The Army plans to deploy 17 of its Stryker combat vehicles this month to India for the first exercise...

New Missile Plan Serves Same Objectives, Officials Say

October 5, 2009

WASHINGTON: The adoption of a new U.S. missile defense approach does not represent a departure from earlier objectives nor was...

Afghan Decision Expected in Matter of Weeks

October 5, 2009

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama is getting the ground-level perspective on Afghanistan, and soon will address the strategy and resources needed...

McChrystal: Conventional Strategy Won’t Win in Afghanistan

September 29, 2009

WASHINGTON: The top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan ardently believes that conventional military thinking and actions won’t win the counterinsurgency...

DoD Announces Requirement for New Aerial Tanker Competition

September 28, 2009

WASHINGTON: The needs of warfighters and value for taxpayers are at the heart of the new draft request for proposal...

Petraeus Cites Need for Critical Warfighting Specialties

September 28, 2009

WASHINGTON: The U.S. military needs more people trained in specialties critical to the fight against global extremism, the chief of...

Leaders Take New Missile Defense Plan to Congress

September 28, 2009

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama’s decision to restructure a previous missile defense plan designed to protect Europe from a possible ballistic...

Afghanistan Strategy Must Focus on al-Qaeda, Obama Says

September 22, 2009

WASHINGTON: The fight in Afghanistan must be narrowed to its original intent of stamping out al-Qaeda and hunting down Osama...

New Missile Plan Better Suited Against Iran, Gates Says

September 22, 2009

WASHINGTON: The new U.S. missile defense plan will offer better protection than a previous proposal even if intelligence forecasts on...