May 29

Lockheed Martin confirms attack on its IT network 
    (AFP)

AFP – Top US defense contractor Lockheed Martin has said that it had successfully warded off “a significant and tenacious” attack on its information systems network. Read the rest of this entry »

May 28

Obama's 'favorite' general out of running for top job 
    (AFP)

AFP – President Barack Obama’s “favorite general” has been passed over for the US military’s top job amid concerns over his standing among fellow officers, defense officials said. Read the rest of this entry »

May 28

US lawmakers pass $690 billion Pentagon bill 
    (AFP)

AFP – The US House of Representatives passed a $690 billion Pentagon budget Thursday that bars American ground forces in Libya and limits the Obama administration’s powers on handling Guantanamo detainees. Read the rest of this entry »

May 28

Lawmakers bar more Chinese firms from Pentagon bids 
    (AFP)

AFP – The US House of Representatives has broadened the type of Chinese entities barred from receiving Pentagon contracts amid growing unease in Washington over China’s expanding military might. Read the rest of this entry »

May 27

Generals questioned as Turkey's pre-poll tensions show 
    (Reuters)

Reuters – Five serving generals, two colonels and an admiral appeared in an Istanbul court on Friday for questioning over an alleged 2003 plot to unseat the government of Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan. Read the rest of this entry »

May 27

Critics: Military should cover abortion after rape 
    (AP)
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May 26

US lawmakers pass $690 billion Pentagon bill 
    (AFP)

AFP – The US House of Representatives passed a $690 billion Pentagon budget Thursday that bars American ground forces in Libya and limits the Obama administration’s powers on handling Guantanamo detainees. Read the rest of this entry »

May 26

Lawmakers bar more Chinese firms from Pentagon bids 
    (AFP)

AFP – The US House of Representatives has broadened the type of Chinese entities barred from receiving Pentagon contracts amid growing unease in Washington over China’s expanding military might. Read the rest of this entry »

May 26

War-weary House sends Obama a warning 
    (Reuters)

Reuters – House of Representatives lawmakers sent a clear warning on Thursday to President Barack Obama about growing exhaustion over the war in Afghanistan as they passed a defense policy bill authorizing $690 billion in military spending for the 2012 fiscal year. Read the rest of this entry »

May 26

Obama's 'favorite' general out of running for top job 
    (AFP)

AFP – President Barack Obama’s “favorite general” has been passed over for the US military’s top job amid concerns over his standing among fellow officers, defense officials said. Read the rest of this entry »

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