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  1. House Committee Cuts Pentagon Budget Request

    A US House panel has put forth language that would cut $3.4 billion from the Pentagon's 2014 base budget request, while increasing funding by $5.3 billion for the war effort in Afghanistan.

    • Jun. 11, 2013

  2. Sen. Wyden Suggests Military, Intel Officials Lied About PRISM

    A key US senator on Tuesday slammed senior intelligence and Pentagon officials, suggesting they knowingly lied to Congress about domestic spying efforts by a military agency.

    • Jun. 11, 2013
  3. Japan wants to buy 42 F-35 joint strike fighters, but the former defense minister believes the annual purchase rate could go down. Here, the seventh Lockheed Martin F-35 takes its first flight in April. Lockheed Martin

    Japan Might Delay F-35 Purchases

    Former Japanese Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto, the architect of Japan's decision to purchase F-35 joint strike fighters to boost Japan's deterrence against China, now believes cost pressures caused by the recent plummeting value of the yen could delay

    • Jun. 10, 2013

  4. House Panel Denies $442M of $9.6B DoD Reprogramming

    A powerful US House oversight panel has rejected a Pentagon request to shift more than $442 million within its 2013 budget.

    • Jun. 10, 2013
  5. US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel talks with ROK Defense Minister Kim Kwan Jin at the Shangri-La Dialogue last week. Hagel and other top US officials attempted to build bridges with China while reassuring allies that the US also has their interests in mind. Agence France-Presse

    America's 'Juggling Act' With China

    'Keep your friends close and your enemies closer,' said retired US Navy Adm. Timothy Keating.

    • Jun. 10, 2013

  6. The 'O' Word: Offense vs. Defense in Cyber

    Offensive attack, attack back, active defense, defensive response. All of these phrases can refer to the same activity — using cyber force to stop an attacker.

    • Jun. 10, 2013

  7. UK Says Agency Could Save $311M on Single-Source Deals

    Britain's Ministry of Defence reckons it can save £200 million (US $311.1 million) a year by setting up an independent procurement body to oversee single-source contracts awarded to industry.

    • Jun. 10, 2013
  8. Lt. Gen. Qi Jianguo attends the 12th Asia Security Summit Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on June 2. Agence France-Presse

    Chinese Voices Subdued at Shangri-La Dialogue

    The 12th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore could easily have been renamed after Shakespeare's play 'Much Ado About Nothing,' as Chinese officials offered little information about their defense and foreign policies on the eve of a summit between US Presiden

    • Jun. 10, 2013

  9. Netanyahu Orders Easing of Cyber Export Restrictions

    Overruling MoD efforts to retain tight control over cyber-related technologies and services, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has directed his national cyber chief to spearhead a new export licensing policy that guards critical technologies, yet

    • Jun. 10, 2013

  10. CIA, NSA Contractor Said He Leaked Info on Secret Programs

    The criminal investigation into who leaked key documents on the government's secret electronic snooping programs had only just started when a 29-year-old federal contract employee came forward and claimed responsibility.

    • Jun. 10, 2013
  11. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks at a press conference June 5. NATO

    Report: NATO Paper Warns Of Military Shortfalls

    NATO's chief is worried that the alliance lacks military readiness in crucial areas and is urging European members to do more, Germany's Spiegel news weekly reported Sunday, citing an internal document.

    • Jun. 9, 2013

  12. Afghan Leader Orders Britain To Hand Over Detainees

    Afghan President Hamid Karzai has demanded that all detainees being held by British forces in the restive south be handed over within two weeks, saying that holding prisoners any longer would be a violation of sovereignty.

    • Jun. 9, 2013

  13. India To Expand Relations with Thailand, Australia

    As part of its policy to strengthen defense ties with countries in the Asia Pacific Region, India plans to improve relations with Australia and Thailand.

    • Jun. 7, 2013

  14. Denel Sees High-Tech Opportunities in Developing Countries

    South African arms manufacturer Denel Dynamics says it is working toward producing a family of surface-to-air and air-to-air defense missiles amid a larger push to expand collaboration with nations in South America, Asia, the Middle East and elsewhere in

    • Jun. 6, 2013

  15. Turkey Picks Saab To Mentor National Fighter Program

    Turkey has selected Saab to help shape its plans to design, develop and manufacture its first national fighter jet.

    • Jun. 6, 2013

  16. McCain Urges Syrian Intervention, Bolstering Mideast, N. African Allies

    US Sen. John McCain on Thursday pressed President Barack Obama to launch a more active Middle East policy, including using the military to aid rebel fighters in Syria.

    • Jun. 6, 2013

  17. US Evaluating French Chemical Weapons Info

    The United States is evaluating information received from France which Paris has billed as proof that chemical weapons have been used in Syria, a US official said Thursday.

    • Jun. 6, 2013

  18. NATO Countries to Mull Options for Mutual Cyber Assistance

    NATO defense ministers will be presented with options later this year as to how the organization could help member countries in the event of a cyber attack, according to a NATO official.

    • Jun. 6, 2013

  19. SOCOM-approved Silent Circle Resists Calls For Wiretap Backdoors

    The recent disclosure that the Obama administration has secretly been collecting the phone records of millions of Americans is a reminder just how much of a digital trail people leave in modern communications.

    • Jun. 6, 2013

  20. DoD Looking at Sequestration Impact to 2014 Budget

    Pentagon officials in the coming weeks will examine how to modify the US Defense Department's 2014 budget proposal if sequestration spending caps remain in place.

    • Jun. 5, 2013
  21. An F-35B flies over Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., in March. Lockheed Martin

    House Panel Kills Proposal To Freeze F-35 Procurement Funds

    A key House panel on Wednesday gave a needed endorsement to the embattled F-35 fighter program, killing a measure that would have slapped restrictions on its budget.

    • Jun. 5, 2013
  22. Rep. Randy Forbes, R-Va., House Armed Services Committee seapower and projection forces subcommittee chairman, offered an amendment to the 2014 defense authorization bill expressing 'significant concerns' about the LCS program. Alex Wong / Getty Images

    US Panel Raises New LCS, Naval Fleet Size Concerns

    The US House Armed Services Committee is raising new concerns about the Littoral Combat Ship program and is urging the Navy to spend more annually on new ships.

    • Jun. 5, 2013

  23. India's Move To Expand Local Firms' Role in Defense Falters

    Two Indian companies have declined to participate in a US $1 billion tender to supply quick reaction surface-to-air missiles (QRSAMs), dealing a setback to efforts to expand domestic involvement in big-ticket defense projects.

    • Jun. 5, 2013

  24. Israel Prepares for Chemical Attacks

    At midday May 27, piercing sirens sent pupils here and in schools throughout the country scrambling for shelter in a drill designed to test emergency responses to the intensifying threat of chemically armed rockets and missiles.

    • Jun. 5, 2013

  25. HASC to Air Force: Craft Predator-to-Reaper Transition Plan

    The US House Armed Services Committee is pressing the Air Force to spell out how it intends to replace the National Guard's MQ-1 Predator aircraft with newer MQ-9 Reapers.

    • Jun. 5, 2013

  26. DoD: Strategic Review on Track

    The Pentagon pushed back against Capitol Hill critics saying a major military strategy review is not delayed, but proceeding on its original time line.

    • Jun. 4, 2013

  27. US House Panel Would Inflate War Funding To Improve Readiness

    The US House Armed Services Committee wants to boost Pentagon war funding for 2014 by $5 billion, aiming to boost military readiness.

    • Jun. 4, 2013

  28. House Defense Appropriators Slash Obama's DoD Budget Request

    A US House panel dominated by pro-military Republicans has approved a 2014 spending bill that would give the Pentagon more than $3 billion less than President Barack Obama is seeking.

    • Jun. 4, 2013

  29. USAF Commission Holds First Public Meeting

    Old Issues Resurface as Commission Studies Future of the Service

    • Jun. 4, 2013

  30. Singapore To Continue Training in India

    Singapore will use military facilities in India for exercise and training of its troops for another five years.

    • Jun. 4, 2013

  31. NATO Rules Out Colombia Membership

    Colombia cannot be considered for NATO membership but the alliance is exploring ways of boosting ties with the country, a NATO official said Tuesday after an uproar in Latin America over the possibility.

    • Jun. 4, 2013

  32. US Intel Community Turning to Commercial Companies for R&D

    With pressure on US defense contractors to cut costs and government research-and-development (R&D) spending facing new budget realities, the intelligence community is increasingly leaning on commercial companies to provide needed R&D, moving away from pas

    • Jun. 3, 2013

  33. Analysts: Procurement Funds 'Will Dry Up' if Personnel, Base Costs Unchecked

    Congress and the Pentagon must substantially slow skyrocketing military personnel and infrastructure costs or the Defense Department's procurement accounts will suffer deep cuts, say more than two dozen analysts.

    • Jun. 3, 2013

  34. McKeon's Defense Authorization Plan Doesn't Solve Thorny Issues

    Don't expect clear resolutions to several politically thorny issues when you dive into the version of a Pentagon policy bill unveiled on Monday by US House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Howard 'Buck' McKeon.

    • Jun. 3, 2013

  35. More Than 60 Countries Sign Arms Trade Treaty

    More than 60 countries on Monday signed a landmark arms trade treaty, but the United States held back from joining the first wave of backers while Russia and China are not expected to sign on.

    • Jun. 3, 2013
  36. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel meets with the media at the Pentagon earlier this year. Thomas Brown / Staff file photo

    Pentagon, Regional Staffs Growing Despite Orders to Trim Personnel

    The size of the Pentagon's vast oversight organizations grew by more than 15 percent from 2010 to 2012, despite efforts to pare down the US Defense Department's bureaucracy, a Defense News analysis has found.

    • Jun. 2, 2013

  37. NATO Takes Up Cyber Defense As Threat Grows

    Defense ministers from NATO's 28 member states meet on Tuesday with cyber defense top of the agenda, amid concerns about the threat posed by increasing cyber-attacks, many blamed on China.

    • Jun. 2, 2013

  38. General Says Chinese Patrols In Asian Seas 'Legitimate'

    Chinese warships will continue to patrol waters where Beijing has territorial claims, a top general said Sunday, amid simmering rows with neighbouring countries over the South China Sea and islands controlled by Japan.

    • Jun. 2, 2013

  39. Greenland Meeting Highlights Arctic's Growing Importance

    The multinational dimension to improving security and military surveillance in the world's vast Arctic region will top the agenda when defense chiefs from the eight leading Arctic nations meet June 11 in Greenland to discuss future challenges.

    • Jun. 2, 2013
  40. Electronics Technician 1st Class Rachel Preston, left, assigned to USS Freedom (LCS 1) talks with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on June 2 during his trip to Singapore for the 2013 Shangri-La Dialogue. Freedom is in Singapore as part of a deployment to Southeast Asia. MCS 1st Class Cassandra Thompson/Navy

    Hagel Visits US Navy's Future 'Multitasker'

    US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel Sunday visited the US Navy's Littoral Combat Ship deployed in Singapore, a symbol of Washington's strategic 'pivot' towards Asia.

    • Jun. 2, 2013

  41. Italy Marks Republic Day With Low-Cost Military Parade

    Rome's annual military parade to mark Republic Day was given an austerity make-over on Sunday, proceeding without the usual spectacular air shows or tank displays in a sign of the times in recession-hit Italy.

    • Jun. 2, 2013
  42. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered his undersecretaries to find excess and waste within the Department of Defense as part of his quest to reduce overhead. AFP via Getty Images

    Pentagon Targets Overhead Spending

    US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel wants to trim the fat across the Defense Department, and he's starting with his office at the Pentagon.

    • Jun. 2, 2013

  43. Pakistan AF's modernization crippled by years of budget woes

    According to a report by the Senate's standing committee on defense released Thursday, the Pakistan Air Force has suspended its upgrade and development plan due to a lack of funds.

    • Jun. 1, 2013

  44. UK Pursues Another Big Privatization Plan for MoD

    The final stage in transforming how Britain's Defence Ministry manages everything from its naval bases to accommodations and catering is set to kick off this month, as industry submits final bids to become the Defence Infrastructure Organisation's (DIO) s

    • Jun. 1, 2013

  45. Obama: NATO Summit On Afghanistan Next Year

    US President Barack Obama said Friday that NATO will hold a summit next year on the 'final chapter' in its Afghan war and on a new training mission for after combat troops withdraw at the end of 2014.

    • May. 31, 2013

  46. EDA To Hold EU's First War Game To Assess Military Capabilities

    The European Defence Agency (EDA) will organize the EU's first ever war game from June 4-6 in The Hague to assess future European military capability requirements.

    • May. 31, 2013

  47. Argentina Names New Defense, Security Chiefs

    Argentine President Cristina Kirchner reshuffled part of her cabinet late Thursday, appointing new defense and security ministers, her spokesman said.

    • May. 31, 2013
  48. Nguyen Tan Dung, Vietnam's prime minister, seen here April 25, will deliver the keynote opening dinner address at the SLD. US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel also will attend. Roslan Rahman / AFP

    Asia-Pacific Defense Leaders Meet in Singapore; Hagel to Attend

    The UK-based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) is set for its biggest Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD) since its inception in 2002.

    • May. 30, 2013

  49. Army Chief Outlines Worries About Allies, Terrorism, Budgets

    While the size and relative buying power of the US may be declining, American allies will depend on the US Army even more in the future than they do now, Army chief Gen. Ray Odierno said Wednesday.

    • May. 30, 2013

  50. Over 120 lawmakers to Army: Reverse Abrams tank plans

    More than 120 U.S. lawmakers are urging Army brass to reverse a plan under which the service would stop buying Abrams tanks for three years.

    • May. 30, 2013
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