Jun 5

China rebuffs plans for Gates to visit Beijing (AFP)

AFP – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has called off plans to visit China next week after Beijing told the Pentagon the timing was “inconvenient,” officials said on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Jun 5

Boeing invests to make military planes run on clean fuel (AFP)

AFP – Boeing Defense, Space and Security said Friday it was investing significantly in technology that would allow its fighters and other military aircraft to run on green fuel. Read the rest of this entry »

Jun 5

US expects base deal upheld despite Japan political crisis (AFP)

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Jun 5

US recognises Japanese concerns over base: Gates (AFP)

AFP – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday that Washington needed to be “sensitive” to Japanese concerns about a controversial US military base on Okinawa island. Read the rest of this entry »

Jun 5

Allies pave way for US lifting gay military ban: study (AFP)

AFP – US allies with openly gay soldiers, including some fighting alongside American troops, are providing growing evidence that allowing such service would have little to no effect on US military cohesion, a new study has shown. Read the rest of this entry »