Kyrgyzstan’s President now says he’s worried about the environmental aspect of the ongoing use of Manas Air Base by American forces. He told Russian news agency Interfax this week that the environmental issue “is well-grounded and requires review together with our American partners.” Is this a ploy to get more money? (DR 09/07/05)
The nation needs a better-coordinated policy for dealing with unmanned aerial systems that threaten domestic bases, Air Force vice chief of staff Gen. James C. Slife told a panel of the Senate Armed Services Committee. He and Pentagon acquisition and sustainment chief William LaPlante co-chair a panel looking at counter-UAS…