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  1. An artist's rendering of Northrop Grumman's MQ-8C Fire Scout UAV, which is based on the Bell 407 Jet Ranger airframe. The C version is larger than the MQ-8B Fire Scout already in the fleet. Northrop Grumman

    US Navy's New, Bigger Fire Scout To Fly This Fall

    The Navy's Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle program is undergoing a major change, shedding the small helicopter used in earlier versions for a new model with greater range and payload.

    • 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. Boeing Gets $4B US Army Chinook Deal

    US aerospace giant Boeing announced Tuesday it has received a multi-year $4 billion order from the US Army for 177 more CH-47F Chinook helicopters.

    • Jun. 11, 2013
  4. US Proposes C-130J Sale to Libya

    The Pentagon has notified Congress it wants to sell Libya two C-130J Super Hercules cargo planes, strengthening military ties between America and the burgeoning post-Gadhafi government.

    • Jun. 11, 2013
  5. US Lineup: A view of the US military aircraft on display at the 2011 Paris Air Show. From left, an H-47 Chinook helicopter, C-5 transport, Reaper UAV, AH-1 Cobra and and UH-1 Huey helicopters, a pair of F-15s, an F-16 and a C-130 transport. The Reaper will be at this year's air show. Agence France-Presse

    Manned US Military Jets Will Skip Paris This Year

    The automatic budget cuts known as sequestration may not yet have crippled the US military, but they will certainly change the way the group is represented at the Paris Air Show.

    • Jun. 11, 2013
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. President Barack Obama Getty Images

    Hope Fades for 'Grand Bargain' to Avoid Sequester

    Pro-military House Republicans and Barack Obama, the Democratic president with whom they so often are at odds, have something in common after all. Neither side appears interested in voiding deep cuts to planned Pentagon spending in fiscal 2014.

    • Jun. 10, 2013
  12. 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
  13. Digital Results Group's Ageon ISR tool integrates video and intelligence from multiple sources. Subjects of interest can be tagged and tracked. Digital Results Group

    Video Haystacks: Boston Attacks Highlight Need For Modern Visualization Tools

    Desperate for clues in the wake of the Boston bombings, law enforcement officials asked the public to deluge them with videos and cellphone photos taken near the Boston Marathon finish line.

    • Jun. 7, 2013
  14. US Army Maps Future of the Electronic Battlefield

    In a sense — and in one sense only — American and NATO forces have had it easy in Iraq and Afghanistan.

    • Jun. 7, 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. 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
  17. 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
  18. HASC Approves 2014 NDAA, Ignores Next Sequestration Round

    The House Armed Services Committee has approved a 2014 defense authorization bill that largely adopts the Obama administration's Pentagon buying plans and ignores the next year of sequestration.

    • Jun. 6, 2013
  19. A Republican-controlled House panel on Wednesday voted to give the Pentagon the green light to erect a missile defense system on the East Coast of the United States. Missile Defense Agency

    HASC Green-Lights East Coast Missile Shield

    A Republican-controlled House panel on Wednesday evening voted to give the Pentagon the green light to erect a missile defense system on the East Coast of the United States, moving the controversial site one step closer to becoming reality.

    • 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. Aide: House Approps Bill Has Funds for US East Coast Missile Site

    A US House subcommittee wants to give the Pentagon $70 million next year to begin construction of a controversial missile shield, moving it one step closer to becoming reality.

    • Jun. 5, 2013
  22. 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
  23. Official: NATO May Look At Training For Libya

    NATO defense ministers will discuss the possibility of training Libya's military to ensure it is able to police the country's borders properly, a senior US defense official said Monday.

    • Jun. 3, 2013
  24. 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
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