Patriot Paradox

AFP – The Pentagon on Thursday unveiled plans to relaunch a competition for a contract on a new fleet of aerial refueling tankers that pits US aviation giant Boeing against Airbus parent EADS. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – The United States will not take account of a trade dispute between aviation rivals Boeing and Airbus when it selects a bidder to build a fleet of aerial refueling tankers, according to a Pentagon document obtained by AFP. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – A US soldier has been charged with the murder earlier this month of a civilian contractor in Iraq, the US military said in a statement on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – The US military wants to withdraw forces from some remote areas in Afghanistan and deploy them to population centers where insurgents pose a bigger threat, a top US general has said. Read the rest of this entry »