Archive for September, 2010
Thursday, September 30th, 2010
A new mine-resistant high-mobility carrier in a similar category to the lighter versions of the US MRAP (mine-resistant ambush-protected) vehicle series has been presented in Poland.
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Tags: Defense Technology, M-ATV G10, mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicle, Polish Armed Forces, Polish Army, Polish Military Technology, Technology News, Unimog U5000, US MRAP, Wroclaw-based automotive company
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Thursday, September 30th, 2010
Russia’s UAC appears poised to issue bonds valued at USD1.5 billion this year in order to put its debt on a longer-term footing and to repay existing loans to state-controlled banks that helped the group through the ‘crippling’ financial crisis of recent years.
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Tags: IAI Heron, Int Defense News, International Arms Deal, Russia-Israel military cooperation, Russian Armed Forces, Russian Defense Ministry, Russian UAC
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Thursday, September 30th, 2010
US Aerospace Inc (USAE), the US aviation services group that partnered with Ukraine’s Antonov to bid for the US Air Force KC-X tanker contest, is preparing to bid on a number of future US military contracts with the Chinese state-owned defence enterprise, the Aviation Corporation of China (AVIC).
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Tags: Aviation Corporation of China, AVIC, Int Defense News, Ukraine's Antonov, US Aerospace Inc, US Air Force KC-X tanker, US aviation services group, US-China Relation, USAE, USAE-AVIC partnership
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Thursday, September 30th, 2010
The U.S. Senate has ratified defense trade treaties with Britain and Australia, accords designed to streamline cooperation by eliminating most export licenses, a top lawmaker said Sept. 30.
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Tags: Int Defense News, International Defense Treaty, US-UK-Australia Defense Pact
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Thursday, September 30th, 2010
The Norwegian government will delay its purchase of F-35A Joint Strike Fighters, one of the first concrete decisions in a Ministry of Defense (MoD) effort to increase efficiency and reduce costs in 2011-12.
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Tags: CV90 armored vehicles, F-35A Joint Strike Fighters, Int Defense News, International Arms Deal, JSF project, Nansen-class frigates, NATO, NH90 helicopters, Norwegian Air Force, Norwegian Armed Force, Norwegian Armed Forces Command, Norwegian Ministry of Defense, Skjold-class corvettes, the Archer artillery system, Tier-3 partner
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Thursday, September 30th, 2010
Three Pakistani soldiers were killed in a Nato helicopter attack near the Afghan border, Pakistani officials say.
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Tags: Nato helicopter attack near the Afghan border, NATO Raids in Pakistan, Pakistan War on Terror News, Pakistani paramilitary troops
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Thursday, September 30th, 2010
The United States has agreed to help Israel develop a new defense system known as David’s Sling to protect the Zionist regime against large-scale missile attack, the United Press International reported.
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Tags: Arrow anti-ballistic missile system, David's Sling, F-35 stealth fighters, Int Defense News, International Arms Deal, International Defense Treaty, Iron Dome system, Israel Defense Force, JP-8 aviation jet fuel, Middle East peace initiative, Missile Defense Agency, Pentagon Report, Rafael Advanced Defense System, U.S. Congress, U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency, U.S. Raytheon Corp, U.S. strategy in Middle East, US Armed Forces, US-Israel Cooperative Development, US-Israel Relation, Zionist regime
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Thursday, September 30th, 2010
By Andrew Buncombe and Omar Waraich in Islamabad.
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Tags: Afghan strategy, al-Qaida, Article, CIA, Drone attacks, European intelligence agencies, Inter-Services Intelligence agency, NATO forces, North Waziristan, Pakistani military, Taliban
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Thursday, September 30th, 2010
Pakistan blocked a vital supply route for U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan on Thursday in apparent retaliation for an alleged cross-border helicopter strike by the coalition that killed three Pakistani frontier troops.
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Tags: Afghanistan, cross-border helicopter strike, Int Defense News, ISAF, Khyber tribal region, NATO military coalition, NATO troops in Afghanistan, Pak-Afghan Border, Pakistan Armed Forces, Pakistan Defense News, Pakistan War on Terror News, Pakistani frontier troops, Pakistani military officials, US troops in Afghanistan, US War in Afghanistan, US-Pakistan Relation
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Thursday, September 30th, 2010
Russia believes that diplomatic negotiations are the only way to settle the tensions surrounding Iran’s nuclear program, Russia’s envoy to the UN said on Wednesday.
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Tags: IAEA, Int Defense News, International Atomic Energy Agency, International Defense Talks, Iran Armed Forces, Iran Def News, Iran Nuclear News, Iran nuclear program, Iran nuclear weapons, Iran Six group, Russian diplomatic negotiations, UN General Assembly, UN Security Council, UN Security Council sanctions
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