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by Bill Sweetman Jul 30, 2014

Missile Defense Versus Movies?

CNN misses the point on airliner missile defense....More

by Sean Meade Jul 28, 2014

7/28 Frago

Defense news from around the Web....More

by Jim Mathews Jul 25, 2014

Understanding How Casualties Are Counted

In researching our cover package on aeromedical evacuation, one of the hardest things to grapple with was how to count casualties. It turns out....More

by Jim Asker Jul 25, 2014

Podcast: Buk M-1 Missile vs. MH17. What Went Wrong?

So what might have gone wrong that allowed a Buk-M1 missile to take down MH17?....More

by Amy Svitak Jul 25, 2014

Anatomy of a Crash-Site Investigation

France deploys troops in support of AH5017 recovery effort....More

by Bill Sweetman Jul 24, 2014

How An Su-25 Can Shoot Down A Faster, Higher-Flying Aircraft

Russian explanations for the shootdown of MH17 are longer on nostalgia than credibility....More

by Amy Svitak Jul 24, 2014

Less Dome than Sieve?

As Middle East conflict escalates, critics question Iron Dome's effectiveness....More

by Nicholas Fiorenza Jul 21, 2014

Belgian Leopards Given Royal Farewell

Belgium celebrated its independence day July 21 with four Leopard 1A5 tanks ending the military part of the traditional parade in front of the Royal....More

by Rupa Haria Jul 18, 2014

Check 6 Podcast: Malaysia Flight MH17 Shootdown

Our editors discuss why MH17 was flying over a war zone when it was shot down....More

by Amy Butler Jul 17, 2014

Learn More About Sbirs and DSP -- Satellites Attributed with Seeing the MH17 Shootdown

The U.S. Space-Based Infrared System (Sbirs) and its predecessor Defense Support Program satellites are getting a lot of attention because of the....More

by Amy Butler Jul 17, 2014

Join Us for an F-35 Live Chat

London Bureau Chief Tony Osborne and myself will be online today at 1600 local time (1100 Eastern) to engage in an online chat....More

by Joe Anselmo Jul 17, 2014

The Big Picture From Farnborough

Rockwell Collins CEO weighs in on aircraft bubble concerns, F-35, CSeries, bizjets and workforce....More

by Bill Sweetman Jul 17, 2014

Sting In The Tail

Textron Airland's Scorpion defies simple comparisons....More

by Michael Fabey Jul 16, 2014

NavWeek: China Whirl

This was all brand new – the first time a Chinese warship would be participating in the Rim of the Pacific (Rimpac) exercise, and thus the first time....More

by Tony Osborne Jul 14, 2014

A Greek Tragedy

While the Royal International Air Tattoo should have been the venue for the international debut of the F-35 Lightning II, it was also the final....More

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