Jul 26

Defense secretary scores big wins on weapons cuts 
    (AP)

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Jul 26

US probes soldier's capture in Afghanistan 
    (AFP)

AFP – US forces in Afghanistan are investigating how an American soldier held by the Taliban disappeared from a military base, while pursuing a massive manhunt for the private, a spokeswoman said Friday. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 26

US envoy in Afghanistan's troubled south: local official 
    (AFP/File)
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Jul 25

House Democrats boost non-military spending 
    (AP)

AP – Supporters of government subsidies to help the poor with their heating bills and small towns get clean water used to have to scratch and claw to stave off former President George W. Bush’s budget cuts. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 25

SKorea, US team up on Aegis warships 
    (AFP)

AFP – US defence group Lockheed Martin and South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries will team up to build and export mid-size warships equipped with advanced Aegis weapons systems, an official said Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 25

Senate sides with Obama, defunds jet engine 
    (AP)

AP – The Senate voted Thursday to eliminate spending on a jet engine program the defense secretary says is superfluous, moving in step with Obama administration assertions that it is time to stop spending military dollars on programs that are not needed. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 25

House Democrats boost non-military spending 
    (AP)

AP – Supporters of government subsidies to help the poor with their heating bills and small towns get clean water used to have to scratch and claw to stave off former President George W. Bush’s budget cuts. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 25

Boeing, Lockheed hail US-India defence deal 
    (AFP)

AFP – Two US defence industry giants, each vying for a huge fighter-jet contract with India, Wednesday hailed a bilateral accord promising to open the door to greater military commerce between the countries. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 25

US intelligence gathering in Afghanistan expanded 
    (AP)

AP – U.S. military authorities in Afghanistan are assembling a potent intelligence-gathering operation to help defeat the Taliban insurgency, a senior Defense Department official said Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 24

US probes soldier's capture in Afghanistan 
    (AFP)

AFP – US forces in Afghanistan are investigating how an American soldier held by the Taliban disappeared from a military base, while pursuing a massive manhunt for the private, a spokeswoman said Friday. Read the rest of this entry »

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