Defense News
Wednesday, November 5, 2014 - 10:53
NATO member Poland said Tuesday it will acquire combat drones as part of a multi-billion-euro revamp of its armed forces amid heightened tensions with Russia over its role in the Ukraine crisis.
Friday, October 10, 2014 - 05:55
After flight operations ended, the 16 planes in Afghanistan sat on the tarmac at Kabul International Airport until they were recently scrapped by the Defense Logistics Agency and sold for 6 cents per pound of scrapped material, wrote John F. Spoko, Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction, in an Oct. 3 letter to Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James.
Friday, October 10, 2014 - 05:54
As the US approaches the end of major combat operations in Afghanistan, the number of airstrikes there hit their highest point in two years in August.
Thursday, October 9, 2014 - 07:13
The Army and Marine Corps may have wasted more than $100 million returning vehicles from Afghanistan that they don't need over just a one-year period, according to a Government Accountability Office report released Tuesday.
Thursday, October 9, 2014 - 06:20
A moderate US House Democratic group is pushing a sweeping overhaul of the Pentagon’s acquisition system, but a key member says incremental changes are most likely.
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 - 06:24
Ecuador has opened a tender to acquire a radar system to combat drug smuggling, after a multimillion-dollar deal with China fell through, the defense minister said Tuesday.
Monday, October 6, 2014 - 07:01
As the international coalition’s military operations against Islamic State (IS) militants have ramped up, Arab leaders also have begun waging an intellectual war while providing intelligence to guide airstrikes.
Monday, October 6, 2014 - 06:46
Australian Defence Minister Sen. David Johnston announced Friday that up to four more Boeing C-17A Globemaster III strategic airlifters could be acquired for the Royal Australian Air Force.
Monday, October 6, 2014 - 05:49
While it remains much too early to declare a new day in Pentagon acquisition and export control circles, the turn of the building’s fiscal page to 2015 has brought with it several high-profile initiatives to begin to reform and streamline several long-stultified lines of effort.
Monday, October 6, 2014 - 05:43
France is expected to decide within the coming month whether to deliver a Mistral-class helicopter carrier to Russia, and the letter of the law looms large with officials examining the sale contract as they weigh the government’s options, legal and defense specialists said.