Sep 28

Boeing, Northrop both optimistic on winning new tanker bid 
    (AFP)

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Sep 27

US drone crashes into Iraqi party offices: military 
    (AFP)

AFP – An American aerial surveillance drone crashed into the offices of an Iraqi political party in the northern city of Mosul, the US military said on Sunday. Read the rest of this entry »

Sep 26

US Navy looks at letting women serve on submarines 
    (AFP)

AFP – The US Navy secretary said on Friday women deserve a chance to serve on submarines, promising to move “aggressively” to change the rules that ban females on subs. Read the rest of this entry »

Sep 26

Mullen wins second term as top U.S. military officer 
    (Reuters)

Reuters – Navy Admiral Mike Mullen won Senate confirmation on Friday for a second, two-year term as chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, the most senior officer in the U.S. military. Read the rest of this entry »

Sep 25

Boeing, Northrop both optimistic on winning new tanker bid 
    (AFP)

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Sep 25

Army's AIDS research 1 example of broad program 
    (AP)

AP – The Pentagon runs a massive medical research program, studying a broad range of problems from cancer to malaria to sleep disorders. Read the rest of this entry »

Sep 25

US, Japan to discuss US troop presence 
    (AFP)

AFP – The Obama administration has promised to discuss a controversial deal on US military bases with Japan’s new left-leaning government but stopped short of saying it would renegotiate it. Read the rest of this entry »

Sep 25

US military mull Afghanistan forces shift: general 
    (AFP)

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 »

Sep 25

Pentagon vows 'crystal clear' rules in tanker deal 
    (AFP)

AFP – The Pentagon reopened competition for a long-delayed contract to build aerial refueling tankers, vowing fair treatment for aviation rivals Boeing and Airbus parent EADS. Read the rest of this entry »

Sep 24

US reopens competition for air tankers 
    (AFP)

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 »

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