Jul 8

Mattis named overall US commander of Iraq, Afghan wars (AFP)

AFP – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates named General James Mattis on Thursday as the new head of US Central Command, or CENTCOM, which has overall control of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 8

Airbus submits bid for US military mega-project (AFP)

AFP – Airbus submitted Thursday its bid for a 35-billion-dollar US Air Force contract also eyed by bitter rival Boeing. Read the rest of this entry »