A Full Rundown Of Iran's Military Might -- Business Insider
Iran's military has 545,000 active personnel and some of the most advanced military technology of anyone out there.
The thing is, the United States gave them a lot of it.
Granted, it wasn't the modern Iran that we stocked up with some of the hottest tech of the time, but the pre-revolutionary country that, at one point, was a key ally of the United States in the Middle East.
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Hack Attack: Chinese military newspaper hacked -- Washington Beacon
China: Using Presence to Build Dominance in the South China Sea -- Eagle Speak
Indian Army set to get air defence missiles -- Indian Express
Korea Hopes to Sell FA-50 Fighter Jets to Philippines -- Chosun Ilbo
British army cuts: Scottish units at greatest risk -- The Telgraph
Britain: A generation of military talent falls prey to defence cuts -- The Telegraph
Canada's navy destroyers will be retired before replacements arrive, documents reveal -- Canada.com
CIA Joins Allies Helping Syrian Opposition -- Military.com/UPI
Foreign Military Sales Set to Double Since 2008, Pentagon Says -- Bloomberg
Aircraft carrier strike group deploys for 9 months -- Miami Herald/AP
In exercise, AF ‘strikes targets at sea’ -- DoD Buzz
F-16 Co-Designer Claims F-22’s Glues Causing Hypoxia -- Defense Tech
Congress: Don't Let Army Botch GCV, The Bradley Replacement -- Aol Defense
U.S. Army Will Focus on Training, Partnering With SOF: Odierno -- Defense News
Face of Defense: DOD Needs More People with More Languages -- US Department of Defense
Special Ops Commander Sacked After Tiltrotor Crash -- Danger Room
Congress won’t let Panetta close bases -- Washington times
Probe: Bad judgment in military school Islam class -- MSNBC/AP
CIA Joins Allies Helping Syrian Opposition -- Military.com/UPI
Foreign Military Sales Set to Double Since 2008, Pentagon Says -- Bloomberg
Aircraft carrier strike group deploys for 9 months -- Miami Herald/AP
In exercise, AF ‘strikes targets at sea’ -- DoD Buzz
F-16 Co-Designer Claims F-22’s Glues Causing Hypoxia -- Defense Tech
Congress: Don't Let Army Botch GCV, The Bradley Replacement -- Aol Defense
U.S. Army Will Focus on Training, Partnering With SOF: Odierno -- Defense News
Face of Defense: DOD Needs More People with More Languages -- US Department of Defense
Special Ops Commander Sacked After Tiltrotor Crash -- Danger Room
Congress won’t let Panetta close bases -- Washington times
Probe: Bad judgment in military school Islam class -- MSNBC/AP
U.S. regulators push for military borrower protections -- Reuters
Retirement May Trigger PTSD in Some Vietnam Vets -- Military.com/Stars and Stripes
These New Drones Are Like Nothing The World Has Ever Seen -- Business Insider
Drone World Update -- Foreign Policy
Dempsey Looks to Future in Time of Budget Constraints -- US Department of Defense
Foreign Military Sales Set to Double Since 2008, Pentagon Says -- Bloomberg
Aircraft carrier strike group deploys for 9 months -- Miami Herald/AP
In exercise, AF ‘strikes targets at sea’ -- DoD Buzz
F-16 Co-Designer Claims F-22’s Glues Causing Hypoxia -- Defense Tech
Congress: Don't Let Army Botch GCV, The Bradley Replacement -- Aol Defense
U.S. Army Will Focus on Training, Partnering With SOF: Odierno -- Defense News
Face of Defense: DOD Needs More People with More Languages -- US Department of Defense
Special Ops Commander Sacked After Tiltrotor Crash -- Danger Room
Congress won’t let Panetta close bases -- Washington times
Probe: Bad judgment in military school Islam class -- MSNBC/AP
U.S. regulators push for military borrower protections -- Reuters
Retirement May Trigger PTSD in Some Vietnam Vets -- Military.com/Stars and Stripes
These New Drones Are Like Nothing The World Has Ever Seen -- Business Insider
Drone World Update -- Foreign Policy
Dempsey Looks to Future in Time of Budget Constraints -- US Department of Defense