Pakistani tribesmen protest military operations in tribal areas and U.S. missile attacks by drone aircraft during a demonstration in Islamabad. (By Emilio Morenatti -- Associated Press)/Washington PostMilitary News Briefs
From Russia with love: Iran gets top air defense system.
Combat optics are evolving with the fight.
New and better body armor is being developed.
Chinese nuclear missiles are aimed nowhere.
China releases new defense white paper
The terrorist supermarket in Pakistan.
Japanese taskforce approves naval mission to Somalia.
Singapore stealth frigates fleet fully operational
US strikes al Qaeda in North and South Waziristan
The wrong weapon to use in a civilian area.
Grenade blast in Kosovo day after new army formed.
Congressional pressure rises to continue building the F-22
A new U.S. Virginia class submarine is launched. Also, a new U.S. high tech Navy transport ship is about to be commissioned.
White House signals support for more C-17s, UAVs, small ships.