Requirements, Cost Control Drive Acquisition Reform
WASHINGTON: As Defense Department officials overhaul the Pentagon’s acquisition system, they’re asking warfighters to define exactly what they need, then ...
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Swiss Army Could Be Cut By A Third
The Swiss Army could be slashed by at least a third over the next ten to 12 years, Defence Minister ...
Critical Failures In Planning, Resourcing the Afghan and Iraq Wars
The United States is now losing the war in Afghanistan, and is failing to consolidate its victory in Iraq. Reversing ...
House Reverses Itself, Votes to Kill F-22 Buy
Just four weeks after the U.S. House of Representatives voted by an overwhelming margin to begin buying a dozen more ...
Indian Launches Investigation Against IAI Israeli Authorities
A newspaper article had appeared in the Times of India, New Delhi edition dated Jan 25, 2008 captioned “After Barak, ...
Russia expects $2.6 bln in military aircraft sales in 2009
MOSCOW: Russia's state arms exporter Rosoboronexport has said military aircraft will continue to dominate the company's foreign sales in 2009, ...
Backing Obama, US Senate votes no on new F-22s
Washington: The US Senate voted decisively Tuesday to stop producing new F-22 stealth fighters, siding firmly with President Barack Obama ...
Gates calls for increase of 22,000 Soldiers
WASHINGTON: Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today announced plans to add up to 22,000 Soldiers to the U.S. Army's ranks. ...
Defense Department must end business as usual, Gates says
CHICAGO: Defense spending and program priorities cannot be divorced from the very real threats of today and the growing ones ...
India boosts defence spending to 28.4 bln dollars
New Delhi: India on Monday confirmed a huge increase in military spending and offered sweeping benefits to the police, linking ...
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