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A fully armed Reaper UAV taxis down an Afghanistan runway Nov. 4. It completed its first combat strike Oct. 27, when it fired a Hellfire missile over Deh Rawod, Afghanistan. USAF Photo

Lighter-Than-Air Vehicle Completes Successful Test Flights.

All US Military Components Meet, Exceed Recruiting Goals. (Murdoc has a chart)

Air Force to trade 50,000 personnel for new equipment.

Indian Army seeks next generation battle tank.

Fred Thompson calls for "million man army".

Brazil Ups Defense Budget by 50%, Goes Shopping for Fighters.

India steps up missile production.

Why the F-15s Were Grounded.

RAF's Reaper UAV Takes to the Air in Afghanistan.

UK's Future Troop Carrier Prepares for Take Off.

South Korea Develops Laser Weapons.

Europe's Declining Military Power.

New MRAPs to Resist Insurgent Super-bombs.

MRAP Production Bogged Down.

Army's Robotic, Armed Combat Vehicle Rolls Out.

Photo-Stealth Camouflage Technology Unveiled.

F-35 Dogfighting Skills Touted.

Aging planes, lost jobs worrisome for generals.

Cheap Alternatives To Expensive Jets.

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Troops in Iraq get to test new Mine Resistant, Ambush Protected Vehicles at Camp Liberty in Western Baghdad on November 1st. Photo via MNF-Iraq

F-15 Crash could boost Raptor orders.

Air Force suspends some F-15 operations.

F-18s Filling in For F-15s Grounded in Afghanistan.

Civilians will take more military positions at Pentagon.

Britain develops unmanned bomber.

Hydrogen Powered UAV Breaks Record.

Pentagon: Our new robot army will be controlled by malware.

Strategic airlift on artificial life support.

First Flight of Tranche 2 Fitted Eurofighter.

Winner in DARPA Unmanned Race.

11 robotic cars to duke it out in DARPA Urban Challenge.

A New Age in Troop Protection.

Digital Armor for US Tanks.

Enola Gay pilot, General Paul Tibbets passes away.

The Next Revolution - Guided Projectiles.

US Plans Missiles and Munitions Sale to Israel

US Military Using Laser-guided Maverick.

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USAF Fights Congress to Retire Ancient Aircraft.

UK Army tests James Bond style tank that is 'invisible'.

Aussies Defend Super Hornet Purchase.

France's Wheeled APC.

MRAPs going to Iraq on Russian cargo planes.

Reaper UAV conducts first strike.

Armies of the Future Need Brains and Bullets.

Canadian troops on cutting edge with 'Starship Enterprise' system.

A Maginot Line in the Sky.

Homeland Security Spreading its Wings.

F-35s to Israel Early?

V-22 Osprey in First Search & Rescue Operation.

How to Wage War on Iran, by Norman Podhoretz.

Pentagon seeks urgent funding for massive bunker busting bomb.

Remote-controlled aircraft would patrol Arctic.

Beleaguered NATO set to charter helicopters.

Army Sends World's First Hybrid-Electric Howitzer to War.

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A vintage P-47 Thunderbolt and an F-16 Fighting Falcon perform a heritage flight over San Antonio Oct. 11 as part of the 182nd Fighter Squadron's 60th anniversary celebration. USAF Photo

Future Heavy Bomber Loses Its Crew.

Time to Disband the Air Force.

Sayonara For F-22A Raptor?

A fighter conceived in the 1960s is still on the job.

Taiwan To Develop 'Blackout Bomb'.

Small Diameter Bomb a Dud with Troops

Army Orders Quick Deploy Mortar.

Joint Chiefs Chairman Looks Beyond Current War.

US Pilots See Higher-Tech Attacks from Iran.

When the Military Needs It Yesterday.

Europe sees first live intercept of ballistic missile.

Sweden Commits to Gripen's Future.

Pentagon orders 2,400 more MRAP armored trucks.

Land Warrior Makes Itself Useful.

Metal Storm Attracts Attention at US Army Show.

First LAV-A2 goes to US Marine Corps.

Russian Bombers on Exercises Over Arctic, Atlantic.

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The business end of an Air Force MQ-9 Reaper hunter/killer UAV now serving in Afghanistan.
USAF Photo

More C-17s, whether they're wanted or not.

Army Plans Joint Heavy Lift Study.

Next President's Tricked-Out Supercopter.

U.S., British Militaries May Deploy Flying Saucers.

McCain lambastes DoD for force sizes, LCS.

Laser Avenger destroys 5 targets in test.

Israel attacked unfinished Syrian nuclear reactor: report.

Raven B Has Landed in Southwest Asia.

Reaper UAV now flying in Afghanistan.

Gates: Relief on Way as Army Resets, Reshapes Force.

The U K's FRES Transformational Armored Vehicles.

JASSM in crisis.

Why Weapons Are So Expensive.

Patriot Goes All The Way.

BAE Pushes Radical Rocket.

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Cage (slat) armor on a Stryker combat vehicle helps protects it from rocket-propelled grenades. US Army Photo

Army Leaders Plan to Add 74,000 Soldiers by 2010.

Japan to Deploy F-15s in Okinawa Amid China Concern.

B-2 Bombers deploy to Guam.

Army "Future" Vs. Roadside Bombs.

India's once and future defense industry.

UK Troops in S Iraq Down to 2,500 from Next Spring.

Cage Armor Applied to New Vehicles.

Additional Mastiff Vehicles for Iraq and Afghanistan.

A Closer Look at Israel's Syria Raid.

Taiwan to unveil new missiles at National Day parade.

Air Force Reserve stands up first F-22 Raptor unit.

Two Seat Raptor?

SRATS at Association of the US Army show.

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An F-22 Raptor drops a small diameter bomb from its weapons bay during a test mission Sept. 5 over Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. USAF Photo

Israel acknowledges airstrike on Syria.

F-22 Performs First Drop of Small Diameter Bomb.

US Army gets Bull Mine Resistant Vehicles.

Missile defense system is up and running, military says.

V-22 Osprey - Time fails the fairness test.

Soldier of the Future Gets His Gear On.

Release the Gunships! Part One.

Release the Gunships! Part Two.

US interceptors in Europe fast enough to hit Russian ICBMs.

Boeing Delivers First Production EA-18G Growler to US Navy.

New Hunter/Killer UAVs in the Works.

Cyberwar Spawns New Combat Aircraft.

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A pilot checks his bomb placement after dropping a "flour bomb" during a target competition Sept. 22 at the Dawn Patrol Rendezvous World War I Fly-In on the grounds of the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. USAF Photo

Russia's Wonder weapons -- Part 1.

US Air Force discloses big-ticket wish list.

Air Force Mulls Small Gunship.

Armed JCA Could Replace Aging Puffs.

Ancient B-52s get 21st Century Upgrade.

Gunners have eagle eyes with CROWS.

China's Plan To Destroy American Air Superiority.

How Precision Weapons Revolutionized Warfare.

Iran Shows Off New Fighter Jet.

Italian Typhoon "Shot Down".

Senate Calls for Early Fielding of Fire Scout UAV.

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C-17 Globemaster III celebrates 16 years of flight this month. USAF Photo

We're baaaaaack!

Charges against US Marine dropped.

The smallest nuclear warhead ever developed by the United States.

Osirak II? Israel's silence on Syria speaks volumes.

The Planes behind the Anti-Nuke Strike.

Fallon's Alleged Comments About Petraeus Are False.

College Student Shocked to Learn Naval Academy was part of the U.S. Navy.

Bomb-Disposal Robots for US forces overseas.

The Netherlands Up in Arms Over Defense Cuts.

Budget Pains in Sweden become serious.

US Air Force Loses UAV Grip.

UK signs Eurofighter jets deal with Saudis.

Taiwan Cuts Defense Spending By A Third.

British Forces to Move from Germany to UK.

Russia Drops A Big One.

US develops 14-ton super bomb, bigger than Russian vacuum bomb.

France considers return to NATO command.

Skyray X-48B Takes Flight.

Anti-ship Missile Market in Transition.

US Senate defense panel backs 2nd F-35 engine.

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Japan and the F-22A.

DARPA Grand Challenge vs. European Land Robot.

You're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat.

Procurement spending continues upward climb.

Team Tests Propulsion System for Multiple Kill Vehicle.

Iraqi Security Forces Five Year Plan.

Navy's 'Ring Of Steel Bomb' Flattens Obstacles.

Chinese Type 99A2 Tank Arrives.

India hikes combat jet purchase figure to 200.

Pakistan Test Fires New Cruise Missile.

RAF Typhoon Block 5.

Navy's Low Collateral Damage Bomb.

MRAP v Superbombs.

B-52s Recreate Historic B-17 Flight.

B-52 Bombers To Remain In Service For Foreseeable Future.

Iran develops 2000lb smart bomb - official media.

Pentagon cuts armored vehicles due in Iraq in 2007.

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How to Defeat an EFP.

Russia Builds Highly Effective Pechora SAMs.

USA blocks decision on Taiwanese F-16 deal.

Australia orders 250 additional Bushmaster infantry mobility vehicles.

Israel reveals procurement plan.

USAF Gets BATMAV Micro Air Vehicle.

RAAF Super Hornet buy excites interest.

How Canada Wins on the Cheap.

Upgraded M-1 Replaces Future Combat Tank.

Laser-Guided Maverick Missile Makes a Comeback.

India Test-flies Combat Helicopter.

WARPLANES: The F-35 Edge.

Air Force's commitment to new bomber a matter of debate.

Canada Converting LAV-III's to Infantry Carriers.

MRAPs Bite the Dust.

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NY Times:Wrong Way Out of Iraq.

The Dragon Skin Dilemma.

Where Have All The Gunners Gone?

Where an Artilleryman Can Still Make Things Go Boom.

Resurgence of the Nuclear Option.

Russian Nuclear Bombers Hold Exercises Over North Pole.

Air Force Lashes Out at Grunts in New War Manual.

Japan to build stealth jet in five years.

Hybrid in Iraq?

Unmanned "Surge": 3000 More Robots for War.

Predators provide edge in war on terrorism.

Russia To Build Fifth-Generation Fighter Prototype Soon.

Syria Beefing Up Military.

Fight Less, Win More.

Warplanes: The Uncertainty of Old Age.

Inside the Abrams Tank.

F-22s Aimed at North Korea.

Raptors Get Chilly.

Sons of Stryker Spread.

Officials laud unmanned weapons.

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Toward a Sustainable US Defense Posture.

From Hurricane to Harrier.

Giant Robotic Spy Blimp Creeps Forward.

War Shaping Drone Plan.

Dragon Skin Get's the Shaft.

The Jeep, the Humvee, and How War Has Changed.

Defense procurement.

China Dumping Soldiers for Techies.

Makers of armored vehicles alter plans.

MRAP Losers Keep Mum.

Yankee ingenuity from a refugee.

Rethinking the Thayer System.

First Armed Robots on Patrol in Iraq.

Two Predators Down Over Iraq.

Iraqi Light Armored Vehicles from Force Protection.

Air Force Develops Mobility Rodent Deterrent.

Northrop Grumman Wins UCAS Bid Over Boeing.

More on Boeing UCAS deal.

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A War We Just Might Win.

The Cost of the Surge is Apples and Oranges.

Deja Vu: Marines Denied Drones.

Robots roll into combat.

Iran Flanker Deal Likely Bogus.

Saudi Arabia and the Defense Industry.

Airborne Laser Demonstrates Full Weapon System Engagement.

World’s largest army turns 80.

On Your Marks! (Inside the Middle East Arms Race).

Ma Deuce Still Going Strong.

Britain Adds to Its C-17 fleet.

Blended Wing Aircraft Flies.

Japan To Fund Stealth Demo - Report.

House Slashes Missile Defense.

House Appropriators Cut FCS, ARH and Missile Defense.

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Army cuts back. Shame in the middle of a war.

Iran prepares for invasion. By you-know-who!

Incentives for dictators. It always works, right? Right?

Swift Boats strike back! Kerry's on the run.

Army wants a Transformation Czar.

China's military challenge.

Some aren't worried about China.

US, Britain friends again.

A very costly new JASSM.

Lockheed Martin Demonstrates Revolutionary Tactical Vehicle Armor.

Navy shoots down a long-range missile.

Checking out Fleet Week. Halle Berry was there!!!

Navy establishes First Riverine Group. A new generation of Swift Boaties!!!

Australia's trimaran LCS design.

Blogging about Battlewagons!! Why not?

Update: Welcome Murdoc readers!

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Austin Bay's wants to form an Astonishing News Network (any takers).

QinetiQ's Plastic Tank. This might work if the price is right!

Pentagon: China military upgrades a potential threat to US.

U.S. Army weighs blimp fleet for Iraq.

EU Building a "Stealth Navy"?

USS Stark Attack Anniversary with photos.

The Demise of DDX.

Taiwan Considers Buying Mini-Subs.

Carrier Madness.

Alternatives to the Da Vinci Code.

Michelle Malkin Debunks A Fake Soldier's Tale.

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Ollie North Discusses Spies.

9/11 Pentagon Crash Video.

Venezuelan F-16s to Iran?

Iraqi Army Gets Armored Humvees.

Missiles May Become Aerial Surveillance Alternative.

Russia Renews Cold War.

Wearable Sensors for Troops.

Raptor Heads North.

Israel Mulls Pilotless Mini-Submarine.

Coastal Warfare Squadron Demonstrates Capabilities .

USS Decatur Joins French Carrier.

'Da Vinci' Preview Panned in Cannes.

Bill Cosby's "Call Out".

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Stryker ramps up to unveil Mobile Gun System.

Armoured suits are 'too goofy' say US troops.

Indian Navy Wants More Stealth Ships.

US Navy Ship Named for Famous Indian.

Star Wars Now. The latest advances in ballistic missile defense.

President's new and improved chopper is based on a European design.

Anchors aweigh! Fort Worth residents wants an LCS named after their city.

Man wants refund for fighter jet purchase.

Star Trek Blueprints online! I love this stuff.

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The Army must not be a scapegoat

Canada flexes its muscles

Navy Does Queen

Lockheed Tests Loitering Attack Missile