AFP – Long billed as “The Air Capital of the US,” but languishing in the current economy, residents of Wichita got a shot in the arm as the US Air Force announced Boeing had won a $30 billion contract for mid-air refuelers, beating out European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co, parent of Airbus. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – It is unlikely that the United States will again invade a foreign country like it did in Iraq or Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The US Army ordered the illegal use of psychological operations to influence US lawmakers on the Afghanistan war, Rolling Stone magazine reported Thursday, forcing the US commander there to launch an inquiry. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The United States will announce Thursday the winner of a $35 billion US Air Force aerial refueling tanker contract contested by Airbus and Boeing, the Defense Department said. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – US senators reportedly targeted by US military propaganda officers to gain more money and troops for the war in Afghanistan called Thursday for a full probe into what one called the “disturbing” charge. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The US Army ordered the illegal use of psychological operations to influence American lawmakers on the Afghanistan war, Rolling Stone magazine reported Thursday, forcing the US commander there to launch an inquiry. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The US Defense Department is set to announce the winner of a $35 billion Air Force aerial refueling tanker contract fought over by Boeing and European rival EADS for nearly a decade. Read the rest of this entry »