Turkish military cooperation vital for Libyan intervention

By Laurel Adams

After 60 years of military dependence on US, Turkey starting to break away

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"… inues to purchase military equipment like drone aircrafts, helicopters and missile defense systems from the U.S., but it has also started arms trade or military exercises wi …"

Carl Levin — Senate Armed Services Committee

By Josh Israel

As the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq march toward a second decade, Democrat Carl Levin chairs the Senate committee overseeing the Defense Dep

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"… lution, advocated for what his spokesman termed “operationally effective missile defense systems against emerging threats,” pushed to address a lack of soldiers and equi …"

Missile defenses hobbled by uncertainties

By R. Jeffrey Smith

GAO report suggests the timetable for $80 billion missile defense effort may be driven by wishful thinking.

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"… a clarification of sorts: The Pentagon, it said, really has no idea if its missile defense systems will do their job, because over the past several decades it hasn’t  …"

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Another $250 million drink for missile defenses

By Aaron Mehta

An ill-fated program set for termination at the end of 2013 gets new funding

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"… ite, the new system would cover “eight times” the range of the Patriot missile defense systems, with a focus of targeting low to medium altitude missiles, drones and oth …"

"… rch director of the Arms Control Association, said a number of short-range missile defense systems are already working, including the Patriot land based systems and SM-3 lau …"

Target malfunctions imperil U.S. missile defense effort

By Richard H.P. Sia

The Pentagon is repeatedly taking risks by using old or untested missile parts, and paying hundreds of millions of dollars in extra costs.

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"… nd intermediate-range ballistic target missiles for use against all of its missile defense systems. The idea was to use common components for all the targets, reduce the ti …"