Def. Sec. Gates discusses 2010 budget request at Pentagon
Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman Gen. James Cartwright outlines the Defense Department's fiscal year 2010 budget request during a news conference at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on April 6, 2009. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
Latest Headlines
The Pentagon will spend an additional $500 million over the next five years to come up with new cyberweapons, current and former U.S. officials say.
Unless we are prepared to invade and occupy Iran possibly for decades, we need a Plan B. Is anyone working on that?
U.S. President Obama meets with leaders of the NAACP and the National Urban League Thursday at the White House, the daily schedule indicates.
The U.S. military arsenal of the future needs to be adaptable, relevant and more importantly, affordable, said a top U.S. military official.
The reaction of the Afghan population to the presence of U.S. and international forces is a determining factor of mission progress, U.S. military officials say.
The weapons rapidly built by insurgents in combat have prompted the vice chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff to call for faster software development.
The U.S. Defense Department is seeking to develop alternative supply lines to bring military equipment and fuel into Afghanistan, a military official said.
A top U.S. military general met in Ankara with Turkish military officials Thursday to discuss military matters concerning the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK.
U.S. and Turkish military officials discussed cooperation in fighting the Kurdistan Workers Party and Turkish combat missions in Afghanistan.
In the wake of the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, the U.S. Defense Department is assessing what assistance to give to Pakistan.
Quotes
United Press International
United Press International
