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NATO's Baltic Air Policing Mission Extended Indefinitely

Posted by Nicholas Fiorenza at 2/10/2012 5:32 AM CST

There appears to be some confusion in the media about by how long the North Atlantic Council (NAC), NATO's highest decision making body, extended Baltic air policing on 8 February. ... Read More »

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First Dutch F-35 Nears

Posted by Robert Wall at 2/9/2012 6:44 AM CST

With the first U.K. F-35 having been rolled out last year already, the second non-U.S. country to get the aircraft, the Netherlands, also is seeing its aircraft near. ... Read More »

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2/8 Frago

Posted by Sean Meade at 2/8/2012 4:03 PM CST

+ Video: Darpa’s Robotic Dog Wanders the Wilderness + Army Leads Pentagon In Push To Get FAA to OK UAVs in U.S. + CSBA: Pentagon must plan for more cuts + The Navy faces reality + Noda vows to relocate Okinawa base despite change in U.S. policy + Leaks, National Security, and Freedom of the Press ... Read More »

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Budget Gurus Look at What Is in Store for Pentagon

Posted by Paul McLeary at 2/8/2012 11:57 AM CST

It's that time of year again! ... Read More »

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Special Ops Budget Looks Secure

Posted by Paul McLeary at 2/8/2012 6:39 AM CST

USSOCOM outlines its force needs, program priorities ... Read More »

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Avenger Redux -- Second Predator C Flies

Posted by Graham Warwick at 2/7/2012 11:45 AM CST

PICTURE: GA-ASI flies second, longer Avenger unmanned aircraft. ... Read More »

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Ground Combat Vehicle Program Heads South

Posted by Paul McLeary at 2/7/2012 6:09 AM CST

Program taking part in the Army's Network Integration Evaluation at Ft. Bliss this spring ... Read More »

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Defense Disconnect: Lean Times, Fat Profits

Posted by Joe Anselmo at 2/6/2012 1:34 PM CST

Robust contractor margins raise eyebrows as Pentagon braces for new era of austerity

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2/6 Frago

Posted by Sean Meade at 2/6/2012 11:46 AM CST

+ ASIA-PACIFIC: Less Troops Need Fewer Transport Ships and Planes + SecDef’s olive branch for Europe + The Army’s $86,000 Machine Gun + Precision Munitions Lessen Need for Close Air Support Plane: Schwartz Answers the A-10 Question + Specter of a “Hollow Force” Called Into Question ... Read More »

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JSF "Acquisition Malpractice" -- Pentagon Procurement Boss

Posted by Bill Sweetman at 2/6/2012 10:20 AM CST

Reliance on modeling and simulation to justify unprecedented concurrency was a mistake, acting procurement chief Frank Kendall tells industry. ... Read More »

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