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CAE recently said that the Government of Canada has awarded a CAE-led team a contract worth about $265 million for a comprehensive Lockheed Martin [LMT] C-130J aircrew training equipment and […]

Australia’s Minister for Defence, Joel Fitzgibbon, reaffirmed his nation’s commitment to Afghanistan security when he met with his United States counterpart, Defense Secretary Robert Gates in Krakow, Poland Feb. 20 […]

Australian Feb. 19 launched a US$55 million Defence Materials Technology Centre (DMTC) in Bendigo, Victoria, aimed at researching futuristic materials for the Defence industry. Minister for Defence Science, the Hon. […]

The United States shouldn’t completely abandon its plans for the European Missile Defense (EMD) system as Russia has demanded, but Washington should slow the EMD effort until it is tested […]

By Ann Roosevelt Facing the complexity and uncertainty of military operations in the 21st century, the military must make superiority in irregular warfare a core capability, according to a top […]

North Korea is assembling a long-range missile and may be able to launch it by the end of this month, according to news organization reports. As well, Pyongyang issued a […]

British and French nuclear-powered submarines carrying nuclear-tipped missiles collided while patrolling deep beneath the Atlantic Ocean, according to news organization reports. The U.K. boat HMS Vanguard apparently was struck by […]

Alaska members of Congress are pushing Secretary of Defense Robert Gates not to cut funding for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system, part of the multi-layered U.S. shield against enemy missiles. […]

The United States should move to defend American and allied space assets from attack, a noted analyst said. Baker Spring, a research fellow with The Heritage Foundation, a Washington think […]

China is planning to build at least two nuclear powered aircraft carriers, according to a report in the Asahi Shimbun newspaper in Tokyo. The only plus for the United States […]