Air Force committed to unmanned aerial vehicle development

Posted at: Sat Apr 15th, 2006

4/14/2006 - WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- Unmanned aerial vehicles are successfully transforming the way the Air Force does business, and the service is committed to supporting and developing more of them. Innovative UAV tactics have transformed the battle space as witnessed in Iraq and Afgha...

Britain, US practiced mock Iran invasion

Posted at: Sat Apr 15th, 2006

British officers took part in a US war game aimed at preparing for a possible invasion of Iran, despite repeated claims by the foreign secretary, Jack Straw, that a military strike against Iran is inconceivable. The war game, codenamed Hotspur 2004, took place at the US base of Fort B...

India wants more interaction with Chinese forces

Posted at: Sat Apr 15th, 2006

India proposed for larger interaction with the Chinese armed forces by scaling-up the level of joint exercises and training programmes. India and Chinese navies have held two rounds of joint naval manoeuvres, the interaction between the ground forces was limited to border bonhomie mee...

US military weapons cost overruns in the billions: report

Posted at: Sat Apr 15th, 2006

WASHINGTON, April 14, 2006 (AFP) - A survey of major US weapons development programs found an estimated 23 billion dollars in cost overruns and an average two years delay in reaching production, a government report said Friday.