Lawmakers Slam Tanker RFP Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama notes "with alarm" in a letter to Defense Secretary Robert Gates that the draft tanker RFP...
Tragedy Stalks Fort Hood <strong>UPDATED: Shooter Cried "Allahu Akbar -- God Is great -- Before Firing. Questions Arising About Possible Militant Views.</strong>...
Israel Edges Closer to Iran Strike Iran is flexing its military muscle as world condemnation grows over its nuclear program. Last week, Iran held what it touted...
No al Qaeda Defeat Until Osama Caught The world cannot defeat al Qaeda until Osama bin Laden is captured or killed, Gen. Stanley McChrystal told the Senate Armed...
Boeing Thinking Big in India Boeing Integrated Defense Systems, India head, Dr Vivek Lall told Manu Sood, Editor of 8ak, that he expects $31 billion of...
PRC Marches On With Missile Test In what may be another sign of a quiet but persistent arms race between the US and China, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign...
Army Tests IED-Killer Laser You spot an IED from a Predator or the guy on point spots it. An armored vehicle rolls up and zaps it with a laser, blowing...
No More Army Humvees; Lots More MRAPS The Humvee, which replaced the Jeep, will no longer be bought by the Army. While the service won't buy any more Humvees, the...
Army Rolls Out New Stryker The Army is working on a new and improved version of its Stryker wheeled vehicle, given the designation Stryker A1, intended...
Here Is the 2025 Pay Raise for Disabled Veterans and Military Retirees Military retirees and disabled veterans will receive 2.5% increases to their monthly paychecks for 2025, thanks to the annual...
Army Says Soldiers Should Avoid Poppy Seeds in Updated Regulation over Drug-Testing Concerns While poppy seeds are often an ingredient in baked goods and pastries, they also -- depending on how they are harvested and...
'Like Freeing a Ghost': A Sailor's Strange and Wondrous Journey Back from Pearl Harbor Some service members killed aboard the Oklahoma were identified, but most, like Titterington, were laid in mass graves...
Military Board Substantiates Misconduct But Declines to Fire Marine Who Adopted Afghan Orphan A U.S. Marine whose adoption of an Afghan war orphan has spurred a yearslong legal battle and raised alarms at the highest...
The Tactical Knife that Saved a Medal of Honor Recipient’s Life During Intense Hand-to-Hand Combat in Iraq Army Staff Sgt. David Bellavia received the Medal of Honor in recognition of his heroic actions during the Second Battle of...