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Stocks to Buy: This Defense Winner is in a Class of Its Own
Buy :: Russia | 1 month ago
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Hot Stocks Text size If you think the sequester has taken all defense companies off the " stocks to buy " list, think again. Indeed, there has been a cloud over defense stocks for some time thanks to the automatic spending cuts. The Department of
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Court worried about pre-Miranda silence
Aleppo :: Syria | 1 month ago
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told Congress on Wednesday that the Pentagon is sending about 200 soldiers from an Army headquarters unit to Jordan to assist efforts to contain violence along the Syrian border and plan for any operations needed to
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U.S., U.K, training Tongan troops for Afghanistan
London :: United Kingdom | 1 month ago
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Several dozen soldiers from the South Pacific nation of Tonga are training with British and U.S. troops to take up support roles in Afghanistan , officials say. The 55 Tongans are among soldiers from 50 nations that make the International Security
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Study: Unmanned aircraft industry will boom
Tōkyō :: Japan | 1 month ago
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The unmanned aircraft industry expects to create nearly 1,200 jobs between 2015 and 2017 and generate a $232 million economic impact, an industry study forecasts. The study found that unmanned commercial aircraft, sometimes called drones, are
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Hagel cancels creation of new drone, cyber medal
Minneapolis :: MN :: USA | 1 month ago
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is canceling the creation of a new military medal for drone and cyber warriors, and instead wants military leaders to develop a special pin or device that would be attached to already existing medals or ribbons. The
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For Sale: Cold War military Complex in Upstate NY
Cicero :: IL :: USA | 1 month ago
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N.Y.A former U.S. military command center built to withstand a nuclear attack is on the market in the Syracuse area. Hancock Air Force Base in suburban Cicero has been put on the market by the Brooklyn-based real estate investment company that bought
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Hagel: Job not to cut heart out of Pentagon
Kabul :: Afghanistan | 1 month ago
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The Associated Press The Associated Press 1 hour ago Associated Press Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel rejected the suggestion that President Barack Obama tapped him to "cut the heart out of the Pentagon," pointedly reminding lawmakers Thursday that
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Hagel, Dempsey face Congress over defense budget
Kabul :: Afghanistan | 1 month ago
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Martin Dempsey , the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , face budget-conscious lawmakers determined to cut spending but resistant to changes that President Barack Obama insists would save the military money. Hagel and Dempsey were to testify
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Embraer begins marketing KC-390
Rio de Janeiro :: Brazil | 1 month ago
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Brazilian aircraft-maker Embraer Defense & Security reports it is promoting its KC-390 military transport in the international market. The planned marketing effort follows the aircraft passing of its Critical Design Review with the Brazilian Air
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Editorial Board: Mr. Hagel's budget challenge
Washington :: DC :: USA | 1 month ago
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In his address, Mr. Hagel identified some broad areas for savings categories that come as no surprise to anyone who has studied recent defense budgets. Military pay and benefits and accelerating costs for weapons systems, Mr. Hagel said, are
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