May 25

Army general seen as Joint Chiefs front-runner 
    (AP)

AP – A general who just last month was installed as the Army’s top officer has emerged as a surprise front-runner in President Barack Obama’s search for his next top military adviser, the final move in Obama’s drive to reshuffle the upper tiers of his national security team. Read the rest of this entry »

May 25

INFLUENCE GAME: Colt aiming to keep rifle business 
    (AP)
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May 25

US hopes Iraq will ask troops to stay: Gates 
    (AFP)

AFP – Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday he hopes Iraqi leaders will ask US troops to stay in their country beyond a year-end deadline but acknowledged the United States was unpopular there. Read the rest of this entry »

May 25

US defense cuts mean 'hard decisions': Gates 
    (AFP)

AFP – Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday that fiscal pressures on the US military’s budget will require sacrificing some missions abroad and scaling back pay and benefits. Read the rest of this entry »

May 25

Pentagon buoyed by Wall Street view of defense stocks 
    (Reuters)

Reuters – The Pentagon is very encouraged by Wall Street’s response to aerospace companies and arms makers, even as defense spending flattens, the top U.S. weapons buyer said on Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »