WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Boeing defenders in Washington voiced dismay at the revised Air Force request for bids on a jet refueling air tanker project.

BAGHDAD, May 20 (UPI) -- The majority of Iraqi detainees in U.S. custody at major prison facilities near Baghdad can be reintegrated into society, U.S. officials said Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, April 28 (UPI) -- Some U.S. lawmakers and military analysts say the Navy needs to do a better job of stating the reasons it needs to grow to 313 ships.

SAN DIEGO, April 1 (UPI) -- Northrop Grumman has launched a public relations campaign to secure support for the $40 billion U.S. Air Force contract awarded in February, the company said.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. Army officials said "crotch durability problems" have prompted a retrofit of pants worn by combat soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Defense Department wants nearly $100 billion more for operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere, it was reported Saturday.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- A debate is under way in Washington over the success of U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's efforts to modernize the U.S. military.

FORT JACKSON, S.C., Aug. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has lowered the physical requirements needed to pass basic training to accommodate recruits as old as 41, Defense Department records show.

WASHINGTON, May 3 (UPI) -- The number of U.S. troops killed while riding in Humvees has gone up this year, despite newly enhanced armor plating, USA Today reported Wednesday.