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US Army to fly 'kamikaze' drones

Breitbart.com 10/17/2011

Killer App: US Army Tests Smartphones for Combat

NATHAN HODGE The Wall Street Journal 06/02/2011
US Army to fly 'kamikaze' drones

A miniature "kamikaze" drone designed to quietly hover in the sky before dive-bombing and slamming into a human target will soon be part of the US Army's arsenal, officials say.

Killer App: US Army Tests Smartphones for Combat

The Army plans to hold desert trials in the U.S. next week to test off-the-shelf iPhones, Androids and tablet computers for use in war.

Afghan officer opens fire, kills 9 Americans

DEB RIECHMANN Yahoo! News 04/27/2011
Afghan officer opens fire, kills 9 Americans

A veteran Afghan military pilot said to be distressed over his personal finances opened fire at Kabul airport after an argument Wednesday, killing eight U.S. troops and an American civilian contractor.

U.S. rescue chopper shoots six Libyan villagers as they welcome pilots of downed Air Force jet

Six Libyan villagers are recovering in hospital after being shot by American soldiers coming in to rescue the U.S. pilots whose plane crash-landed in a field.

Soldier to Plead Guilty in Afghan Murder Case

JOEL MILLMAN and DION NISSENBAUM The Wall Street Journal 03/21/2011
Libya: US fighter jet crash lands in field near Benghazi

A US warplane has crash landed in a Libyan field in the area around Benghazi, The Telegraph can disclose. The two crew members on the F-15E fighter jet both ejected and are said to have minor injuries.

Soldier to Plead Guilty in Afghan Murder Case

A soldier being court-martialed on a U.S. Army base near Seattle for the murder of three Afghan civilians has agreed to plead guilty Wednesday in hopes of earning a reduced sentence, according to one of the attorneys handling his case.

US Army files 22 new charges against WikiLeaks suspect

ROBERT BURNS The Washington Post 03/02/2011

US Combat troops to get gay sensitivity training

The Washington Times 02/25/2011
US Army files 22 new charges against WikiLeaks suspect

An Army private suspected of leaking hundreds of thousands of sensitive and classified documents to the WikiLeaks anti-secrecy group was charged Wednesday with aiding the enemy, a crime that can bring the death penalty or life in prison.

US Combat troops to get gay sensitivity training

American combat troops will get sensitivity training directly on the battlefield about the military’s new policy on gays instead of waiting until they return to home base in the United States, the senior enlisted man in Afghanistan said Thursday.

Probe faults FBI, Army in Fort Hood attack

Matthew Jaffe ABC News 02/03/2011
US military wants more global partnerships in space

The U.S. military needs to better protect its satellites and strengthen its ability to use them as weapons as the uncharted battlefield of space becomes increasingly crowded and dangerous, Pentagon leaders say.

Probe faults FBI, Army in Fort Hood attack

A new Senate report on the 2009 Fort Hood shooting blames the FBI and Department of Defense for failing to recognize or act on alleged shooter Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan’s extremist views.


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