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04 8th, 2009| 
AFP – US aerospace giant Boeing would be hit harder than other defense contractors if the Pentagon’s proposed cuts to major weapons programs are approved, analysts said Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
8
AFP – The flag-draped coffin of a 28-year old soldier killed in Iraq was among the first photographed by media late Tuesday, after Defense Secretary Robert Gates lifted a longstanding ban on press coverage of the return of fallen soldiers. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
8
AFP – US aerospace giant Boeing would be hit harder than other defense contractors if the Pentagon’s proposed cuts to major weapons programs are approved, analysts said Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
8
AP – As of Tuesday, April 7, 2009, at least 602 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Tuesday at 10 a.m. EDT. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
8
AFP – Defense Secretary Robert Gates outlined plans to “profoundly reform” US military spending, urging a scaling back of major weapons programs while boosting funds for counter-insurgency warfare. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
8
AFP – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Monday was set to unveil a “fundamental shift” in the country’s military spending with recommended cuts in major weapons programs despite signs of stiff opposition from Congress and industry lobbyists. Read the rest of this entry »