Sep 30

Boeing wins 12 bln dlr contract for US B-52s<br /> (AFP)<br />

AFP - The Pentagon awarded Boeing a contract worth nearly 12 billion dollars to help modernize B-52 weapons systems over eight years.

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Sep 30

Gates predicts women will serve in special forces<br /> (AFP)<br />

AFP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he foresaw a day when the military would lift its ban on women serving in elite special forces.

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Sep 30

Risk of gap between US military and society: Gates<br /> (AFP)<br />

AFP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned on Wednesday that the all-volunteer US military could become alienated from the rest of society, with recruits and bases concentrated in more rural, conservative areas.

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Sep 30

Gates predicts women will serve in special forces<br /> (AFP)<br />

AFP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he foresaw a day when the military would lift its ban on women serving in elite special forces.

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Sep 30

Risk of gap between US military and society: Gates<br /> (AFP)<br />

AFP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned on Wednesday that the all-volunteer US military could become alienated from the rest of society, with recruits and bases concentrated in more rural, conservative areas.

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Sep 30

Boeing wins 12 bln dlr contract for US B-52s<br /> (AFP)<br />

AFP - The Pentagon awarded Boeing a contract worth nearly 12 billion dollars to help modernize B-52 weapons systems over eight years.

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