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February 2009

[EDITOR: See entry above for the full audio of Boots on the Ground] – Christian

Our friend Bill Roggio with the Long War Journal has a fantastic piece of breaking news and follow-up analysis on the regeneration of al Qaeda’s shock-troop unit dubbed the “Shadow Army.“ We’re running an excerpted version of the story on Military​.com this afternoon, but I am posting more value-added content here. In addition, as part […]

Here is a preview of a story we will be running tomorrow morning at Military​.com: Army Pulled 8,000 Armor Plates from Field By Christian Lowe The Army recalled more than 8,000 bullet-resistant plates late last year for fear that they might not be able to stop the rifle rounds they were designed to defeat. According […]

As part of President Obamas cyber security plan, the White House is planning on announcing that Melissa Hathaway, the current top cyber security adviser, will oversee a 60-day review of federal cyber security efforts. Insiders have stated that after this assignment, she will likely be offered the position of cyber czar. Hathaway serves as the […]

I’ve decided to branch out into the multi-media jungle a bit here and for the first time bring to Defense Tech readers a weekly “radio” program we’re going to call The Weekly Buzz. In it, we’ll examine the stories of the week with Military​.com editors and reporters, and in the future we hope to expand […]