In April 2008, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said the Air Force wasn’t doing enough to help win the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. “It’s been like pulling teeth,” Gates said of the Air Force’s reluctance to invest more in the Reaper and Predator aerial drones that have proved so useful for finding and killing insurgents. At the time, the Air Force was still hoping to buy 381 F-22 stealth fighters — 200 more than the Pentagon was willing to fund — plus as many as 100 smaller F-35s, per year.
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Carrier UCAVs: The Return of UCAS -- Defense Industry Daily
NATO OKs new operational command for Afghanistan -- AP
IAF purchases advanced 'smart bombs' -- Jerusalem Post
China’s Carrier Ruse -- New Wars
The anatomy of a fast-attack nuclear sub -- Projo.com
The U.S. Navy’s Disgusting Naming of Carriers -- ELP Defens(c)e
Marines ban Twitter, Faceb
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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS
Carrier UCAVs: The Return of UCAS -- Defense Industry Daily
NATO OKs new operational command for Afghanistan -- AP
IAF purchases advanced 'smart bombs' -- Jerusalem Post
China’s Carrier Ruse -- New Wars
The anatomy of a fast-attack nuclear sub -- Projo.com
The U.S. Navy’s Disgusting Naming of Carriers -- ELP Defens(c)e
Marines ban Twitter, Faceb
NATO OKs new operational command for Afghanistan -- AP
IAF purchases advanced 'smart bombs' -- Jerusalem Post
China’s Carrier Ruse -- New Wars
The anatomy of a fast-attack nuclear sub -- Projo.com
The U.S. Navy’s Disgusting Naming of Carriers -- ELP Defens(c)e
Marines ban Twitter, Facebook, other sites -- CNN
Marines Ban Twitter, MySpace, Facebook -- The Danger Room
Securing Against BotNets -- Defense Tech
Top Cybersecurity Aide At White House Resigns -- Washington Post
Gallery: Inside Alaska’s Answer to Area 51 -- The Danger Room
IAF purchases advanced 'smart bombs' -- Jerusalem Post
China’s Carrier Ruse -- New Wars
The anatomy of a fast-attack nuclear sub -- Projo.com
The U.S. Navy’s Disgusting Naming of Carriers -- ELP Defens(c)e
Marines ban Twitter, Facebook, other sites -- CNN
Marines Ban Twitter, MySpace, Facebook -- The Danger Room
Securing Against BotNets -- Defense Tech
Top Cybersecurity Aide At White House Resigns -- Washington Post
Gallery: Inside Alaska’s Answer to Area 51 -- The Danger Room