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Pentagon May Be Forced to Release Aircraft Manufacturer's Contract Data
A little-known unit at the Defense Department may have to release data considered proprietary by a major contractor under a Nov. 23 district court ruling favoring a small business advocacy group. The Petaluma, Calif.-based American Small Business League...
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Reports: Ash Carter Tapped as Next Defense Secretary
Published reports say Ashton Carter will be nominated as the next US defense secretary. WASHINGTON — Ashton Carter, the former deputy defense secretary, will be nominated to be the next defense secretary to replace Chuck Hagel, sources have told CNN and...
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F-16 pilot killed in Middle East crash
A U.S. Air Force F-16 pilot was killed in a crash in the Middle East on Sunday, U.S. Central Command said Monday morning. The jet was tasked to bomb targets in support of operation Inherent Resolve, the campaign against the Islamic State group, according...
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Pentagon imposes strict standards on private security firms
The Pentagon is for the first time requiring private security contractors to meet a series of certifiable standards that govern how their businesses are run and how they operate overseas, a move that some say is long overdue. Sparked in part by the fatal...
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Polar communications system passes review
The Air Force's Enhanced Polar System (EPS) communications project is moving forward after passing a review by contractor Northrop Grumman. The Control and Planning Segment (CAPS) of the EPS system passed its integrated baseline review, according to a...
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Syrie : Washington n’est toujours pas favorable à une zone d’exclusion aérienne
Le porte-parole de la Maison Blanche, Josh Earnest, le 1er décembre 2014. La Maison Blanche n’est toujours pas favorable à une zone d’exclusion aérienne entre la Syrie et la Turquie, défendue avec force par Ankara, a indiqué lundi le porte-parole de l’exécutif...
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U.S. advisers stay out of harm's way in Iraq
WASHINGTON — In a concerted effort to avoid combat, U.S. advisers in Iraq are pioneering new techniques for calling in airstrikes against Islamic State militants. The procedures allow U.S. pilots to bomb targets without the need for U.S. advisers on the...
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EI: les Canadiens reprennent les frappes en Irak, les Kurdes infligent une raclée aux djihadistes en Syrie
Les Canadiens, qui n’avaient joué la semaine dernière qu’un rôle de soutien, ont repris les frappes en Irak pendant qu’en Syrie, à Kobané, indique le commandement de l’opération IMPACT, alors que les Kurdes ont infligé une raclée à l’État islamique où...
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Attaque d'Al-Qaida au Yémen contre l'ambassade américaine à Sanaa
Des membres des forces de sécurité yéménites à Sanaa, le 25 novembre 2014. Al-Qaida au Yémen (AQPA) affirme avoir fait détoner deux explosifs près de l'ambassade des Etats-Unis à Sanaa, tuant plusieurs gardiens de la chancellerie. Dans le message mis...
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Vietnam, the US, and Japan in the South China Sea
By Alexander L. Vuving November 26, 2014 Prospects for regional security hinges heavily on how these actors relate to the South China Sea issue. Between May and July 2014, China unilaterally deployed a giant drilling rig in waters claimed by Vietnam as...
