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November 2007

Our friend Amy Butler over at Aviation Week reports the following: U.S. Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne says his push to garner an extra $20 billion per year to boost the service’s procurement plans is “beginning to get some traction” with the White House. Wynne and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley […]

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Mount a mini-gun on a hard SUV and what do you get? I’m not sure but it sure does have a high rate of fire. Heads up, Code Pink bad people who could be viewed as a threat to state officials … – Ward

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We just got this breaking news at Military​.com in a few minutes ago and I wanted to get the word out to DT readers… An informed DT reader told me this afternoon the Air Force had re-grounded its fleet of F-15s after they were returned to flight last week. Military​.com reporter Bryant Jordan got the […]

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From Today’s Front Page at Military​.com: The top American official responsible for training the new Iraqi intelligence services said Tuesday that country’s spies could be ready to go it alone by the end of next year. After years of fits and starts, the Iraqi military and ministry of defense intel services are up and running, […]

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NATO is desperately short of attack and transport helicopters that can support its International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, senior sources in NATO Headquarters say. In recent weeks, the alliance has been examining multiple options to correct the shortfall. Proposals on the table range from improved training and logistic support for deployed helicopters, to […]

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