The Pentagon claimed China had the most active programme to buy and develop ballistic missiles of any country in the world. The TelegraphChina's Military Buildup: How Far Along Is It? -- Hindustan Times/Reuters
China's faster-than-expected military buildup has alarmed the United States and its Asian allies and could help the Pentagon gird against deeper defense cuts threatened in some corners of Congress.
But even though the sophistication of China's People's Liberation Army has
exceeded US military forecasts, there is a recognition within the Pentagon that some of its most-cited conventional capabilities are still in their infancy.
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Kazakhstan lifts ban on launches of Russian ballistic missiles -- RIA Novosti
IDF warns of budget cut repercussions -- YNet News
British PM Backs Defense Minister in Advisor Row -- Defense News/AFP
RAF Battle To Save £1bn Spyplane From Defence Cuts -- Express.co.uk
NATO's missile defence offer to India: Nothing to lose -- Business Standard
U.S. seeks to redraw Iraq training plan -- Washington Post
Iraq 'may bar' US trainers from 2012: top official -- AFP
Marines to review their ‘amphibious future’ -- DoD Buzz
US Army Moves Ahead with V-Hull Strykers -- Defense Industry Daily
US Army Modernization – Preparing for Future Success -- Defpro
Army to Field Warm Weather Combat Boot -- Military.com
Secretive US X-37B Space Plane Could Evolve to Carry Astronauts -- Space.com
Army Makes MUSIC With Unmanned Aircraft At Dugway -- Aol Defense
MQ-9 sustains damages on approach -- Holloman Air Force Base
A persistent keylogger virus has infiltrated the US military drone network -- The Australian
Army Throws ‘Iron Fiesta,’ Followed by Budget Hangover -- Danger Room
Rumsfeld meets his fans, signs books at Navy base in Japan -- Stars and Stripes
Kazakhstan lifts ban on launches of Russian ballistic missiles -- RIA Novosti
IDF warns of budget cut repercussions -- YNet News
British PM Backs Defense Minister in Advisor Row -- Defense News/AFP
RAF Battle To Save £1bn Spyplane From Defence Cuts -- Express.co.uk
NATO's missile defence offer to India: Nothing to lose -- Business Standard
U.S. seeks to redraw Iraq training plan -- Washington Post
Iraq 'may bar' US trainers from 2012: top official -- AFP
Marines to review their ‘amphibious future’ -- DoD Buzz
US Army Moves Ahead with V-Hull Strykers -- Defense Industry Daily
US Army Modernization – Preparing for Future Success -- Defpro
Army to Field Warm Weather Combat Boot -- Military.com
Secretive US X-37B Space Plane Could Evolve to Carry Astronauts -- Space.com
Army Makes MUSIC With Unmanned Aircraft At Dugway -- Aol Defense
MQ-9 sustains damages on approach -- Holloman Air Force Base
A persistent keylogger virus has infiltrated the US military drone network -- The Australian
Army Throws ‘Iron Fiesta,’ Followed by Budget Hangover -- Danger Room
Rumsfeld meets his fans, signs books at Navy base in Japan -- Stars and Stripes
Marines to review their ‘amphibious future’ -- DoD Buzz
US Army Moves Ahead with V-Hull Strykers -- Defense Industry Daily
US Army Modernization – Preparing for Future Success -- Defpro
Army to Field Warm Weather Combat Boot -- Military.com
Secretive US X-37B Space Plane Could Evolve to Carry Astronauts -- Space.com
Army Makes MUSIC With Unmanned Aircraft At Dugway -- Aol Defense
MQ-9 sustains damages on approach -- Holloman Air Force Base
A persistent keylogger virus has infiltrated the US military drone network -- The Australian
Army Throws ‘Iron Fiesta,’ Followed by Budget Hangover -- Danger Room
Rumsfeld meets his fans, signs books at Navy base in Japan -- Stars and Stripes
Military research money for eye trauma caught in cuts -- USA Today
Report: US should place its bets on Navy, Air Force -- DoD Buzz
Brown Study Examines Costs of War on Terror -- Military.com
U.S. military is underfunded -- Michael A. Needham, Philly.com
US soldiers in midst of equipment revolution -- Yahoo News/AFP
US Army Moves Ahead with V-Hull Strykers -- Defense Industry Daily
US Army Modernization – Preparing for Future Success -- Defpro
Army to Field Warm Weather Combat Boot -- Military.com
Secretive US X-37B Space Plane Could Evolve to Carry Astronauts -- Space.com
Army Makes MUSIC With Unmanned Aircraft At Dugway -- Aol Defense
MQ-9 sustains damages on approach -- Holloman Air Force Base
A persistent keylogger virus has infiltrated the US military drone network -- The Australian
Army Throws ‘Iron Fiesta,’ Followed by Budget Hangover -- Danger Room
Rumsfeld meets his fans, signs books at Navy base in Japan -- Stars and Stripes
Military research money for eye trauma caught in cuts -- USA Today
Report: US should place its bets on Navy, Air Force -- DoD Buzz
Brown Study Examines Costs of War on Terror -- Military.com
U.S. military is underfunded -- Michael A. Needham, Philly.com
US soldiers in midst of equipment revolution -- Yahoo News/AFP