This article first appeared in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates was not in the room when the Pentagon unveiled its first budget request under the Obama administration on May 7, but he did not need to be, as his fingerprints are all over its themes of reform and unconventional warfare, […]
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May 2009
EDITOR’S NOTE: Greetings folks…I’ve been in touch with David Crane from Defense Review who was interested in a little content swap between our two organizations and I thought I’d give it a whirl. This is his first entry in the experiment and I’m hoping we can get a little feedback from you folks on some […]
“For Somali Pirates, Worst Enemy May Be on Shore,” in the New York Times on May 9, featured an interview with Puntland pirate boss Abshir Boyah, who claims to have hijacked more than 25 ships. Boyah says he’s worried because Islamic clerics would like to cut off his hands as an un-Islamic thief, and drive […]
The Marine Corps is taking the Osprey to its fight in Afghanistan and its a more lethal version than the MV-22 the Corps top aviation officer credited with helping tame Iraqs Anbar province. Pending successful testing, the Corps plans to deploy a contingent of recently developed weapons system kits that will provide the MV-22 Osprey […]
