* The Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Buck Mckeon (R-CA), says that the $866 billion spending-reduction proposal formulated by the 'Gang of Six' would not allow the United States to provide 'safety and security'. * Despite UK Defence Secretary Liam...
Canada's $3 billion frigate modernization program, which specifically aimed to exclude American technologies from key areas, was just one example of a growing problem for American defense firms. Major players in the defense industry have been pushing for years to...
* The Government Accountability Office (GAO) publishes Pakistan Assistance: Relatively Little of the $3 Billion in Requested Assistance is Subject to State's Certification of Pakistan's Progress on Nonproliferation and Counterterrorism Issues [PDF]. * The Assistant...
* Taiwan publishes its biennial national defense report. Despite outlining that China's defense budget is 21 times higher and its military force levels are 10 times higher than Taiwan, the report says the island will not enter into an arms race with its neighbor....
USNS Bridge & USS Nimitz(click to view full) Far out at sea, no-one can hear your cell phone. That's why ships of all kinds need satellite communications, in order to stay in touch beyond their immediate task group. The USA's Military Sealift Command operates...
* NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen thanks General David Petraeus for his command of coalition troops, and hails the handing over of Bamiyan province to Afghan security forces as the beginning of full transition. * UK Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox is set to...
* The Department of Defense (DoD) releases [PDF] its strategy for operating in cyberspace. Speaking at its launch, Assistant Defense Secretary William J Lynn III said the strategy rested upon five pillars that aim to harden defenses and reduce incentives for cyber...
US Special Operations Command (US SOCOM) has been extremely busy since Sept 11/01. That is creating corresponding demands on their support infrastructure, much of which is contracted. SOCOM is famous for having a practical, results-oriented, "get it done now" approach...
* A European Defence Agency (EDA) official is confident that member states will have identified potential pilot cases for its Common Off The Shelf Procurement initiative by the end of 2011. * Diehl BGT and Israel's RAFAEL have unveiled the PILUM long-range glide bomb...