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defence.professionals | defpro.com
www.defpro.com | 40 minutes ago
ABOARD A MILITARY AIRCRAFT | A quick trip to Afghanistan this week, and meetings with leaders and troops there, encouraged the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff that the Afghan National...

Short Final
www.avweb.com | 1 hour 36 minutes ago
Each week in Short Final, we present the strangest, funniest, or most unusual things AVweb readers have heard over the radio - either from other pilots or coming directly from the Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower.

Troubles arise as al-Qaida backs Syria rebels - Navy News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Navy
www.navytimes.com | 16 hours 39 minutes ago
BEIRUT — Al-Qaida’s leader has called for the ouster of Syria’s “pernicious, cancerous regime,” raising fears that Islamic extremists will try to exploit an uprising against President Bashar Assad that began with peaceful calls for democratic change but is morphing into a bloody, armed insurgency.

DoDEA schools could be targeted by FY2013 cuts - Army News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Army
www.armytimes.com | 18 hours 40 minutes ago
If massive Defense Department cuts go through next year, little-noticed potential victims on the chopping block include the schools on military bases in the U.S. and abroad.

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www.prlog.org | Feb 11, 2012
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Amputation Cases Among Troops Hit Post-9/11 High in 2011 | Military.com
www.military.com | Feb 10, 2012
More U.S. troops lost limbs in 2011 than in any previous year of fighting since the 9/11 attacks, recently published Pentagon data show.

Murky Competitions Indian Howitzer Orders May End Soon… Or Not
www.defenseindustrydaily.com | Feb 9, 2012
India is looking to place a $2B contract for up to 400 155mm towed howitzers. The competitors are Denel's G5, Israel's Soltam, and Bofors' FH-77B05. Each competitor has issues to overcome, however... and so does the competition as a whole. (Last update: 2012-02-10 07:33:45 GMT)

U.S. Army, Navy Enthusiastic about Common Avionics Environment | Aviation International News
www.ainonline.com | Feb 3, 2012
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Afghanistan combat ops to end in 2013 - Defence Management
www.defencemanagement.com | Feb 2, 2012
UK will follow the US and reduce to a supporting role throughout 2014 before withdrawal, PM's spokesman says

Australia receives two former US army Chinooks
www.flightglobal.com | Feb 2, 2012
Australia has taken delivery of two additional Boeing CH-47D Chinook helicopters, bringing its total Chinook fleet to seven.In November 2011, Canberra...