Archive for July, 2011

IRGC has killed 50 PJAK terrorists on border with Iraq

Thursday, July 28th, 2011

An Islamic Revolution Guards Corps commander has said that IRGC forces have killed about 50 terrorists of the counter-revolutionary group PJAK (the Party for a Free Life in Kurdistan) in northwest Iran over the past few weeks.
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1st Catapult Launch for F-35C Joint Strike Fighter

Thursday, July 28th, 2011

For the first time, an F-35C Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) was propelled into the air July 27 by a steam catapult, marking a significant milestone in the test program to qualify the aircraft for carrier operations.
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Russian fifth-generation fighter to make first public flight at Moscow air show

Thursday, July 28th, 2011

Russia’s Sukhoi T-50 fifth-generation fighter, also known as PAK-FA, will perform its first public flight at the MAKS-2011 air show near Moscow in August, Nikolai Zanegin, Deputy General Director of Russia’s Aviasalon company, said on Wednesday.
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Iraq FM Hopeful Some U.S. Troops Stay Past 2011

Thursday, July 28th, 2011

Iraq’s president has called a meeting to decide whether U.S. troops should stay beyond a year-end deadline, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said July 27, adding there could be consensus to keep a small number of trainers.
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Brazil’s Azul adds European ATR 72-600 jets to growing fleet

Thursday, July 28th, 2011

Brazilian budget airline Azul is adding 10 Italian ATR 72-600 passenger jets to its growing fleet in response to a boom in domestic travel fueled by a strong real and relatively easy access to the cheaper U.S. dollar.
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Syria forces kill eight in Kanaker raid – rights groups

Thursday, July 28th, 2011

Syrian security forces have killed at least eight people in a raid on the town of Kanaker near the capital, Damascus, rights groups say.
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Congressional report highlights Pakistan’s steps to protect nukes

Thursday, July 28th, 2011

By Anwar Iqbal.

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Taiwan needs not worry about China’s aircraft carrier

Thursday, July 28th, 2011

By Lo Chu-tung.

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Amnesty urges action on Ivory Coast refugees

Thursday, July 28th, 2011

More than half a million refugees who fled their homes in Ivory Coast during the recent crisis fear to return, Amnesty International reports.
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Rebuffed by U.S. Navy, Lawmakers Order New LCS Study

Thursday, July 28th, 2011

Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., recently rebuffed by the U.S. Navy in asking the service to review its Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program, has turned to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to further examine the shipbuilding effort.
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