Jun 10

NATO needs to

Reuters – The financial crisis has put huge pressure on the defense spending of NATO allies, but there is shared understanding of the need to “cut fat and not muscle” from military budgets, NATO’s head said on Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »

Jun 10

Petraeus: Afghan mission will fail without UK help 
    (AP)
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Jun 9

Clinton seeks to reassure Ecuador on bases 
    (AFP)

AFP – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sought Tuesday to reassure Ecuador that the US military’s use of bases in neighboring Colombia was designed only to help that country. Read the rest of this entry »

Jun 9

Petraeus: Afghan mission will fail without UK help 
    (AP)
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Jun 9

Pentagon links spike in casualties to surge in troops 
    (AFP)

AFP – The Pentagon on Wednesday linked a spike in NATO casualties in Afghanistan, including four US troops killed in the downing of a helicopter, to rising allied force levels in the country. Read the rest of this entry »

Jun 9

Clinton seeks to reassure Ecuador on bases 
    (AFP)

AFP – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sought Tuesday to reassure Ecuador that the US military’s use of bases in neighboring Colombia was designed only to help that country. Read the rest of this entry »

Jun 8

Gates cautions allies on military cuts 
    (Reuters)

Reuters – Defense Secretary Robert Gates cautioned Britain and other NATO allies on Tuesday against cutting troop strength in response to their growing budget woes, urging them to try to find cost savings first in other areas. Read the rest of this entry »

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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