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US Army Tightens Noose on Afghan Town U.S. Army soldiers launched a preliminary operation in support of a planned attack on the largest Taliban-controlled town in southern Afghanistan. NATO and Afghan officials, meanwhile, urged militants holding Marjah to lay down their arms and warned civilians to "keep your heads down." Full Story |
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 US Army Musters GCVThe reverberations from Defense Secretary Robert Gates's decision last year to cancel the... More Piracy Thrives in a Failed State Somalia was named the worst country in the world by The Economist, which observed that even "calling [it] a country is a stretch." Somalia's failed-nation status is one reason it leads the world in piracy. More Fly-By-Wire Black Hawk Could be Put on Hold
The U.S. Army's much-anticipated fly-by-wire Black Hawk UH-60M Upgrade program may be halted after developmental testing so that a pressing need for more baseline M models can be filled. More  Interstate Rivalry in Carrier Battle RevivedVirginia Sen. Jim Webb (D), a former Navy secretary and Marine combat veteran, is raising new... More Minehunting System Breaches Nunn-McCurdy The U.S. Navy announced that Lockheed Martin's Remote Minehunting System (RMS) program triggered a Nunn-McCurdy cost/schedule breach notification. More Raytheon Tests JSOW-ER As Anti-Ship Weapon
Raytheon has conducted the first free-flight test of a powered, extended-range version of its Joint Stand-Off Weapon (JSOW-ER) as the U.S. Navy prepares to begin an analysis of alternatives (AOA) for anti-ship missiles to replace the Harpoon. More  Asia-Pacific Recapitalizes its Fighter FleetsA swath of Asia-Pacific states is in the throes of revamping their fighter inventories. As a result, Western and Russian manufacturers are either wrestling to sustain market share or vying with rival fighter builders in traditional client markets. More Russian Fifth-Generation Fighter Airborne Russia's fifth generation fighter, Sukhoi's T-50 prototype, was flown for the first time from Komsomolsk-on-Amur on Russia's Far East at 11.19 local time today. After the 47-minute flight the aircraft landed at the airfield of Sukhoi's KnAAPO facility, which assembled the PAK FA prototypes. More Schwartz: Tanker Fixed Price May Change
The U.S. Air Force chief of staff, Gen. Norton Schwartz, says that changes to the much-awaited request for proposals (RFP) for the next-generation aerial refueler will "lessen the financial risk" for bidders. More  USMC V-22 Osprey Finds Groove in AfghanistanThe V-22 Osprey's range and speed, the twin talents of the aircraft most heavily promoted by the U.S. Marine Corps, are revealing themselves in Afghanistan, as readiness and reliability numbers begin to climb steadily throughout the fleet. More Marines Balance Huey, Cobra Fleets Positive reports are streaming in from U.S. Marines flying newly remanufactured AH-1Z Cobra and UH-1Y Huey helicopters, but the program office is not losing focus on its substantial legacy fleet. More Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman Sinks EFV Hopes
The prognosis for the U.S. Marine Corps' troubled Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) is not good, according to Gen. James Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. More  Coast Guard Responds to Sinking VesselThe Coast Guard and fishing vessel Alaska Warrior recovered 46 of 47 crewmembers from the fishing vessel Alaska Ranger 120 miles west of Dutch Harbor. Four crewmembers are reported deceased and one missing. More Search Suspended for Missing Crewman
The Coast Guard suspended its search for the last missing crewmember of the fishing vessel Alaska Ranger. Satoshi Konno, of Japan, has been missing since early Sunday morning after the Alaska Ranger sank. More |
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