According to internal Pentagon e-mails obtained by Newsweek, the Humvee situation is so bad that the head of the U.S. Army Forces Command, Gen. Larry Ellis, has urged that more of the new Stryker combat vehicles be put into the field. Sources say that the Army brass back in Washington have not yet...

$82 million! Recent Joint Strike Fighter program cost increases could also delay the fielding of the aircraft. In DOD’s December 31, 2003, procurement plan, the average unit cost of the aircraft increased from $69 million to $82 million. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d04900.pdf

From the White House website: http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/08/20040805-4.html Fourth paragraph from the bottom: Dubya, at the signing of a defense appropriations bill « Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our...

Northrop Grumman's "forgotten" advanced tactical fighter leaves museum and could be heading for bomber contest Northrop Grumman's long-abandoned YF-23A advanced tactical fighter (ATF) is emerging as the possible basis for a surprise contender for the US Air Force's interim bomber requirement. The...

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EPA Fines Army Over Nerve Gas Release SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Army and a contractor were fined nearly $52,000 for releasing a deadly chemical weapon on a wildlife sanctuary in the Pacific Ocean, federal environmental officials announced Wednesday. An unknown quantity of VX nerve agent was...

"Despite nuclear saber rattling by the North Koreans, one of the two mechanized infantry brigades stationed in South Korea is due to deploy to Iraq this summer. The Army is also considering a plan to close the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., so that the 11th Armored Cavalry...

TEHRAN (Reuters) - An Iranian court has ruled the United States should pay $600 million in compensation for supplying ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) with chemical weapons, the official IRNA news agency said on Wednesday. IRNA said the money in the case, brought by Iranian...

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Middle East - AP Syria Says U.S. Asked for Help With Iraq Thu Apr 15, 3:41 PM ET DAMASCUS, Syria - Secretary of State Colin Powell (news - web sites) has asked Syria's president to help in stabilizing Iraq (news - web sites), Syria's official news agency said Thursday. The request came in a...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon (news - web sites) may have to scrap its premier fighter jet program to help pay for the war in Iraq (news - web sites), Sen. John McCain, an influential member of the Armed Services Committee, said on Sunday. "It's obvious that we're paying a heavy price, I...

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Ex-Advisor Says Bush Eyed Bombing of Iraq on 9/11 Fri Mar 19, 7:20 PM ET Add World - Reuters to My Yahoo! NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former White House anti-terrorism advisor says the Bush administration considered bombing Iraq (news - web sites) in retaliation after Sept. 11, 2001 even though it...

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Moscow's latest bid to flaunt its military might backfired dramatically when three failed ballistic missile tests revealed that even Russia's final line of defense -- a fearsome nuclear arsenal -- was not immune from the rot eroding the post-Soviet military. Russia this week staged its biggest war...

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WASHINGTON - The FBI (news - web sites) is warning police nationwide to be alert for people carrying almanacs, cautioning that the popular reference books covering everything from abbreviations to weather trends could be used for terrorist planning. In a bulletin sent Christmas Eve to about...