SDFM The Business of Defense

  • Afghan tribes are neccesary on the battlefield to fight against the Taliban and other extremists in the same way local militias rose up to oppose insurgents in Iraq.

    November 10, 2008
  • There are still many questions about the health of North Korean leader Kim Jong il, but one thing is for sure.

    November 07, 2008
  • Iran\'s foreign minister has met with Syrian President Bashar al-Asad and condemns the US helicopter attack on an al Qaida stronghold in Syria. Manucherhr Mottaki said the attack was designed to create a rift among the governments in the region.

    November 06, 2008
  • Imagine this. A submersible aircraft that can fly hundreds of nautical miles, withstand rough waters and then go underwater to drop off commandos in enemy territory.

    November 05, 2008
  • A jihadist website has posted a new audio message entitled \"Time of the Strike.\"

    November 04, 2008
  • The Venezuelan government is touting the successful launch of its first satellite as part of a joint project with China that started three years ago.

    November 03, 2008
  • The company that developed MRAPs - mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles - unveiled a new prototype of a lighter armored vehicle on which the company is staking a key part of its future.

    October 31, 2008
  • Anybody but Mullah Omar. Agence France Press is reporting the Afghan government is willing to negotiate with some elements of the Taliban to try to end the war in Afghanistan...

    October 30, 2008
  • Mohamed El Baradei the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency said in a speech on Monday that the number of reports of nuclear or radioactive material stolen around the world last year was \"disturbingly high.\"

    October 29, 2008
  • Al Qaida commander Abu Ghadiya was the target of a raid by U.S. commandos inside Syria over the weekend.

    October 28, 2008
  • Lt. General James Roudebush Surgeon General, U.S. Air Force, DoD October 27th and 29th, 2008

    October 27, 2008
  • There is a border dispute going on between between Cambodia and Thailand and many are concerned it will launch an all out war.

    October 24, 2008
  • Rex Cowdry Executive Director October 13th and 15th, 2008

    October 13, 2008
  • Robert J. Carey Chief Information Officer September 29th and October 1st, 2008

    September 30, 2008
  • Josh Bivens Robert Borosage Mike Lumpkin

    September 25, 2008