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Your New Chief
Gen. Mark Welsh III is soft-spoken, but you want to hear every word he says.
Panel Rejects Proposals To Raise Military Retirees’ Health Care Premiums
At the same time the House passed a bill requiring civilian federal employees to contribute more to their pensions, lawmakers on the Armed Services Committee rejected the Obama administration's proposals to increase the amount military retirees pay for their health care insurance/.../
This Week in Defense News Interview: Directed Energy Weapons
For decades the Pentagon has invested billions of dollars in high-power directed-energy systems from lasers to microwave beams that have promised—but failed to deliver—game-changing capabilities for decades. Not surprisingly, directed-energy programs have prompted skepticism among many military leaders, and rightly so.
U.S. Army Pushing Laser-Based Defenses
Will the U.S. Army soon start blasting incoming rockets and mortars with laser beams to protect its forward operating bases? Not quite, but according to people involved in industry and the Army, that day might not be that far off/.../
Deepwater Robots Developed by Navy to Dive for Dangers
Underwater mines are lurking in critical waterways around the world. Low-tech but highly destructive, they can blow up ships, destroy oil and natural-gas pipelines and wipe out telephone and Internet cables.
Congress Wishes for Military Wish Lists
As the House Armed Services Committee was finalizing its version of the 2013 defense budget Wednesday, a traditional input from the military's top brass was noticeably missing this year.