AFP – The cost of building the F-35 fighter jet, set to replace a large part of the US warplane fleet, is “unaffordable” in its current version and must be reviewed, the Pentagon’s top acquisition official said Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The cost of building the F-35 fighter jet, set to replace a large part of the US warplane fleet, is “unaffordable” in its current version and must be reviewed, the Pentagon’s top acquisition official said Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday that all military programs were on the table — including nuclear arms and the joint strike fighter — as the Pentagon tries to meet the president’s goal of cutting $400 billion in spending over 12 years. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – In a major shakeup of President Barack Obama’s national security team, CIA director Leon Panetta will become the new Pentagon chief secretary this summer, a US official told AFP Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – In a major shakeup of President Barack Obama’s security team, CIA director Leon Panetta will become the new Pentagon chief secretary this summer, a US official told AFP on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – In a major shakeup of President Barack Obama’s security team, CIA director Leon Panetta will become the new Pentagon chief secretary this summer, a US official told AFP on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The US military on Friday successfully conducted its “most challenging test to date” of a ballistic missile defense system it will deploy in Europe to counter an Iran missile threat, officials said. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – US President Barack Obama on Wednesday called for cutting defense spending by $400 billion over 10 years as part of a deficit reduction plan. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Pentagon chief Robert Gates has warned that major cuts to US defense spending planned by President Barack Obama would require scaling back military forces, missions and capabilities. Read the rest of this entry »
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