Jan. 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy plans to integrate anti-ship missiles aboard its amphibious ships, it announced this month, part of a larger effort to increase ship firepower.

Jan. 15 (UPI) -- A 16-member U.S. Air Force task force completed initial assessments this week for greater efforts at command-wide accountability.

Jan. 15 (UPI) -- The British Ministry of Defense said Friday it plans this year to double the number of Somali National Army soldiers it trains in infantry skills, and announced the 500th graduate of its training course in Somalia.

Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Northrop Grumman began outfitting six portable buildings to be used as command posts for Poland's air and missile defense program, it announced.

Jan. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. troop levels in Iraq and Afghanistan fell to 2,500 in each country in accordance with White House orders, the Acting Defense Secretary announced on Friday.

Jan. 14 (UPI) -- The USS Porter departed Spain's Naval Station Rota on its ninth Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Europe this week.

Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Pentagon officials said Thursday that the Defense Department has "no place" for those espousing extremist views, and is doing everything it can to eliminate extremism in the department.

Jan. 14 (UPI) -- General Dynamics NASSCO this week launched the future USNS John Lewis oiler, which is the first of a new class of tankers that will carry fuel to carrier strike groups operating at sea.

Jan. 14 (UPI) -- The Secretary of the Air Force has selected Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala., as the preferred location for U.S. Space Command headquarters.

Jan. 13 (UPI) -- The first U.S. Air Force Airman to graduate from the Navy Airborne Attack weapons school will be a valuable asset on the topic, his commanding officer said.

Jan. 13 (UPI) -- French drone maker Parrot will build 300 small drones for the French Army under a five-year contract, the company announced on Wednesday.

Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Raytheon UK won a $200 million contract to improve the Royal Navy's training, it announced on Wednesday, part of a $1.3 billion transformation of the navy.

Jan. 13 (UPI) -- A $325 million U.S. Air Force contract to support E-8C surveillance planes in the Joint STARS program was announced on Wednesday by Northrop Grumman.

Jan. 12 (UPI) -- The Army announced Tuesday that it will review the discharges of thousands of disabled veterans, which could result in an upgrade to their discharge status.