AP – Evangelist Franklin Graham’s invitation to speak at a Pentagon prayer service has been rescinded because his comments about Islam were inappropriate, the Army said Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – A US military court on Thursday cleared an American sailor of charges that he failed to protect the welfare of an Iraqi detainee and of trying to impede a subsequent investigation, the military said. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – Defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. reported an 18 percent drop in first-quarter earnings, part of mixed results Wednesday from some of the Pentagon’s biggest weapons suppliers. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – The Pentagon is “very confident” that it could defend the U.S. against the threat of an Iranian ballistic missile strike, the Defense Department’s chief spokesman said Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – European aerospace giant EADS can beat its rival Boeing in the race for a huge US military aircraft contract but it needs to find a US partner to improve its chances, its chief said on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The top US diplomat for Asia will return to Japan next week for fresh talks in a brewing row over the relocation of a US military base, the State Department said Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »