The new McCormick Tribune Foundation military and media survey (DR, 8/25/05) indicates that Americans want to read more about military and national security affairs—and not just the obvious stories. The public is interested in reading about: performance of the armed forces during war (69 percent); individual members of the military (49 percent); the cost of military operations (54 percent); and the rebuilding of Iraq (42 percent). Read more on the results of the MTF study here.
The Air Force wants more companies able to produce its new, multi-use, anti-radar missile that one expert says will prove vital in any future peer conflict and would be in high demand for the war in Iran if stocks were available now.