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China Continues its Focus on Cyber: Report
Posted on 18 May 2012 | No CommentsWASHINGTON and TAIPEI — China continues to invest in the development of offensive cyberwarfare capabilities that could disrupt global computer networks, according to a new U.S. Defense Department report. -
Continued Chinese Military Growth Needs to be Watched: Pentagon
Posted on 18 May 2012 | No CommentsWASHINGTON — China is exploiting Western commercial technology, carrying out aggressive cyberespionage and buying more anti-ship missiles as part of a steady build-up of military power, the Pentagon said May 18. -
India Signs $4.28B in Defense Offset Deals
Posted on 18 May 2012 | No CommentsNEW DELHI — India has inked 17 defense offsets worth $4.28 billion from arms contracts signed since October 2007, Defence Minister A.K. Antony told Parliament. -
Russian Sentenced to Jail for Sharing Bulava Drawings
Posted on 18 May 2012 | No CommentsMOSCOW — Russia on May 18 sentenced a worker at a weapons plant to eight years in jail for handing over secret information to foreign intelligence, the RIA Novosti news agency reported. -
U.S. House Vote: Sell New F-16C/Ds to Taiwan
Posted on 18 May 2012 | No CommentsWASHINGTON — The House of Representatives voted May 17 to require the United States to sell 66 new fighter-jets to Taiwan, with lawmakers saying the deal would close a growing military gap with China. -
U.S. House Votes Against Terminating F-35B, V-22
Posted on 18 May 2012 | No CommentsA handful of Democrats put forward amendments that would have canceled or cut funding to weapons so that more money would be available for deficit reduction during House debate of the 2013 defense authorization bill May 17. All of the amendments were v... -
U.S. Lawmaker Wants Wars' Per-Taxpayer Costs Spelled Out
Posted on 18 May 2012 | No CommentsEach American taxpayer's share of the cost of combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan would be calculated and posted on the U.S. Defense Department's website, under an amendment to the 2013 defense authorization act passed May 17 by the Hou... -
House Votes To Ease Restrictions on U.S. Satellites
Posted on 18 May 2012 | No CommentsThe U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation that would ease export restrictions on commercial satellites. -
U.S. Wants $1B a Year for Afghanistan, Poland Says
Posted on 17 May 2012 | No CommentsWARSAW — The U.S. wants allies to contribute $1 billion each year to help fund Afghanistan's security forces after the planned exit of foreign troops by the end of 2014, Poland's foreign minister said May 17. -
U.S. to Bolster Israel's Anti-Rocket Shield: Panetta
Posted on 17 May 2012 | No CommentsWASHINGTON — The United States plans to bolster an Israeli anti-rocket system with $70 million in assistance this year and more funding is likely in the future, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said May 17
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