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  1. Pentagon Wants $79.4B for Afghanistan in 2014

    The Pentagon has asked Congress to approve $79.4 billion for combat operations in Afghanistan in 2014 .

    • May. 20, 2013

  2. Editorial: Strategy, Not Dollars

    Each time a US government department faces major challenges, the tendency of its leaders is to launch a strategic review.

    • May. 20, 2013

  3. Editorial: Stealth, Range Are Key

    The US Navy is poised for an unmanned revolution. Last week, for the first time, it successfully catapulted an unmanned jet from an aircraft carrier.

    • May. 20, 2013

  4. To Improve DoD Acquisition, Stop Reprogrammings

    Lost in the uproar about sequestration impacts on specific programs is that much of what's wrong with the Pentagon's finances is systemic or process related.

    • May. 20, 2013

  5. The 'S' Word: US Military Can Stay Best Despite Sequestration

    And so, sequestration has come. Sequestration is a reduction in funding without a reduction in programs, manpower, operational systems or infrastructure.

    • May. 20, 2013

  6. 5 More US Patrol Ships Heading to the Gulf

    Five more coastal patrol ships are moving to Bahrain starting this summer.

    • May. 20, 2013
  7. US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's Strategic Choices and Management Review is due May 31. Agence France-Presse

    DoD Examines 3 Budget-Cut Scenarios

    Senior US Defense Department officials are expected to present three budget-cutting scenarios to the defense secretary when they wrap up a wide-ranging review of military strategy at the end of this month, according to sources.

    • May. 19, 2013
  8. Derailing the 'Grand Bargain': US lawmakers on both sides believe the scandals enveloping the White House threaten President Barack Obama's and Capitol Hill's ability to come up with a deal to avoid the sequester. Agence France-Presse

    For Obama's Agenda, an 'October Surprise' in May

    A slew of politically charged scandals threatens to derail a sweeping fiscal deal with Senate Republicans that would address sequestration's defense budget cuts.

    • May. 18, 2013

  9. Report: France To Buy US Reaper Drones for Mali

    France will buy two medium-altitude Reaper drones from the US Air Force to back up its operations against Islamists in Mali, the Air et Cosmos specialist magazine reported Friday.

    • May. 17, 2013

  10. CEOs Talk Sequestration Challenges

    Faced with a new budget reality, industry and the Pentagon are looking for ways to streamline contracting and pursue new innovations, a panel of CEOs said today.

    • May. 16, 2013

  11. On Iran, US Senators Hear Mixed Messages from Administration

    A senior US State Department official on Wednesday sent mixed messages to Iran, striking hawkish and dovish tones about its nuclear weapons program.

    • May. 15, 2013

  12. Licensing Issues Cancel German Euro Hawk Procurement

    Top Executive Confident Issues Fixable

    • May. 15, 2013

  13. Aging SOF Helicopters Will Have To Fly for Decades More

    In the chaotic September 2009 rescue of New York Times reporter Stephen Farrell in northern Afghanistan by British special forces who were ferried to the mission by US special operations aircraft, Farrell’s interpreter, Sultan Munadi, and a British paratrooper were killed.

    • May. 15, 2013

  14. US House Democrats: Defense Sequester Hurting Economy

    Pentagon spending reductions are hurting the US economy more than other spending cuts mandated under sequestration, say House Democrats, who appear poised to inject such effects into the 2014 midterm election narrative.

    • May. 15, 2013
  15. Pictured: An armed MQ-9 Reaper Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson/US Air Force

    Targeted Killing: CIA's fleet of 80+ UAVs unlikely to be transferred to military

    The Obama administration has floated the idea of putting the CIA's controversial targeted killing operations under the control of the uniformed armed services.

    • May. 15, 2013

  16. US Repositioning 200 Marines in Italy as Precaution for Libya Unrest

    Italy on Wednesday said the United States was transferring 200 Marines and two planes to its base at Sigonella in Sicily to deploy in Libya in case US diplomats come under attack as they did last year.

    • May. 15, 2013
  17. The number of US Navy SEAL platoons in Afghanistan will be cut in half by Christmas, Rear Adm. Sean Pybus said May 15. Army

    Number of SEAL Platoons in Afghanistan To Be Cut

    Probably the most celebrated US special forces component serving in Afghanistan, at least in the movies and in growing stacks of paperback books, will see its presence in Afghanistan at least cut in half by December, as the United States continues to draw down the war.

    • May. 15, 2013
  18. Defense News

    Quick look: Steiner's 1-5x24mm Rapid Dot

    Here's Steiner's true 1x power, standard illuminated reticle and impressive 3.5' of eye relief and 118'-23.6' field of view at 100 ft. all at 21.2 ounces.

    • May. 14, 2013
  19. The upcoming revision of the Multitasker Series 3 is all the pocket tool any AR shooter could need. Multitasker Tools

    Multitasker Series 3 To Make Debut

    The upcoming revision of the Multitasker Series 3 is all the pocket tool any AR shooter could need. The Series 2X was already the strongest multitool we've seen, and the improvements made to the Series 3 only make it stronger and more useful.

    • May. 14, 2013
  20. Safariland has unveiled a new line of holsters. Safariland

    Safariland Releases New 7TS Holster Series

    Safariland has released its new 7TS Series holsters. This next-generation injection-molded holster design is constructed of SafariSeven material, a proprietary nylon blend from DuPont that is completely nonabrasive to the weapon's finish.

    • May. 14, 2013
  21. Blue Force Gear has introduced Urban Wolf to its list of available colorways. Blue Force Gear

    Blue Force Gear Goes Urban Wolf

    Blue Force Gear has introduced Urban Wolf to its list of available colorways.

    • May. 14, 2013

  22. GearScout: Princeton Tec Updates Switch Mounts

    Tampa-Princeton Tec updated the mounts that come with the Switch MPLS. The Picattiny, MOLLE, OpsCcore and MICH mounts are all updated.

    • May. 14, 2013
  23. Surefire's Scout Lights are getting new heads. Rob Curtis/Defense News

    Surefire upgrades Scout lights

    The mainstay of weapon mounted lights will see some worthy upgrades shortly. Surefire's Scout Lights are getting new heads.

    • May. 14, 2013
  24. The S&S Stalker multi-purpose tactical vehicle is a prop-driven, parachute lofted aircraft and open-air ground assault vehicle.

    Drive or Fly with the S&S Precision Stalker MPTV

    You probably haven't seen anything quite like the S&S Stalker multi-purpose tactical vehicle. It's a prop-driven, parachute lofted aircraft and an open-air ground assault vehicle in one super-capable package.

    • May. 14, 2013

  25. Is A Billion-Dollar Border Security Program Finally Due?

    The Department of Homeland Security has taken a positive step in one of the longer running procurement sagas of recent years, issuing downselect notices to several contractors to compete in the next phase of a controversial border security program, source

    • May. 14, 2013
  26. Sailors aboard an inflatable boat unload bales of cocaine after an embarked Coast Guard law enforcement detachment seized the contraband during a drug interdiction in the Caribbean Sea. Navy

    Going Dark: SOUTHCOM, Where Modern ISR Was Born, Is Hoping for Assets

    In 1989, two small U.S. planes took off in Colombia's expansive Aburra Valley, the first flights of a surveillance operation that would ultimately reshape the American way of war.

    • May. 14, 2013

  27. Show Your Assistant Gunner You Care with MMI's AG Pack

    You can't give your assistant gunner enough love. Period. One way to show your appreciation for the guy with suckest job in the infantry is to give them one of MMI's new AG Packs.

    • May. 14, 2013

  28. Afghanistan overtaxes US contractors, IG finds

    Afghanistan has slapped US-funded contractors working on reconstruction efforts with nearly $1 billion in taxes since 2008, often in spite of clear tax exemption agreements, a government watchdog has found.

    • May. 14, 2013

  29. US Land Forces Highlight Their Importance Through 'Human Domain' Interaction

    'Thinking is free,' the leadership of the US Army, Marine Corps and Special Operations Command write in a new Strategic Landpower Task Force white paper released this week.

    • May. 14, 2013

  30. Biometrics: A New Intelligence Discipline

    The intelligence community is pushing to make biometrically enabled intelligence — the art of identifying people by fingerprints, digital mugshots, iris scans or DNA — a regular part of business.

    • May. 13, 2013

  31. N. Korea Slams US Aircraft Carrier's Arrival In S. Korea

    North Korea has criticized the arrival of the US aircraft carrier Nimitz in the South for a joint drill as an 'extremely reckless' provocation and a rehearsal for war against the communist state.

    • May. 12, 2013
  32. Air Power Upgrades: US Special Operations Command is seeking funds to boost strike capabilities and improve situational awareness and defensive capabilities on its AC-130 aircraft. Air Force

    Special Report: US SOCOM Pushes Ahead With Aircraft, Vehicle Plans

    As Congress debates whether to give the Defense Department special waivers to avoid some of sequestration's automatic budget cuts, the head of US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) maintains that he's operating under no illusions.

    • May. 11, 2013

  33. Canada Renews Push To Buy 100 Specs Ops Vehicles

    Canada's special operations forces will try once again to purchase a new fleet of vehicles for long-range reconnaissance patrols and urban warfare.

    • May. 11, 2013
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