Archive for July, 2011

IDF Embarks on ‘Zayad Phase 2′ Digital Battle Command System

Monday, July 25th, 2011

Israel’s Defense Forces (IDF) has embarked on the Digital Army Program (DAP) follow-on phase, extending the fielding of ‘zayad’ systems to more IDF divisions.
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Deal struck on UAV engine technology

Monday, July 25th, 2011

Goodrich Corp. signed distribution agreement with an Australian firm for technology developed for small gasoline and heavy fuel UAV engines.
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Vice Chiefs to Testify on Defense Spending Cuts

Monday, July 25th, 2011

A key House subcommittee chairman will launch a counteroffensive July 26 against efforts to dramatically cut the defense budget.
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Chinese Su-27 fighters entered Taiwan’s airspace

Monday, July 25th, 2011

Two Chinese fighter planes intruded into Taiwanese airspace, the defence ministry said Monday, in an incident local press said resulted from their attempts to drive away a US spy aircraft.
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South Korea, India sign nuclear cooperation pact

Monday, July 25th, 2011

South Korea and India signed an agreement Monday to cooperate in nuclear power, providing a legal basis for the South’s future participation in atomic plant projects in India.
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Iranian Navy’s presence in open seas uplifts nations

Monday, July 25th, 2011

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said that the Iranian Navy’s strong presence in the open seas is a source of hope and inspiration for the world’s nations.
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Mullen sees ‘very difficult’ time in US-Pakistan ties

Monday, July 25th, 2011

The top US military chief warned Monday that US-Pakistan military-to-military ties were at a “very difficult” crossroads, allowing that a path to progress on that front was not yet clear.
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Pakistani Foreign Minister leaves for Indo-Pak Dailouge

Monday, July 25th, 2011

Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar will leave for New Delhi on Tuesday to attend the Pak-India dialogue.
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Obama following in Bush’s footsteps: Iran

Sunday, July 24th, 2011

An IRGC official has said that there is no significant difference between United States President Barack Obama’s policies and those of former president George W. Bush, emphasizing both of them have tried to implement “ evil policies of the hegemonistic system.”
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China, India not basically adversaries

Sunday, July 24th, 2011

China is focussed on the United States and “just wants to keep the Indians at arm’s length,” said Lee Kuan Yew, East Asia’s elder statesman, at the two-day South Asian Diaspora Convention (SADC), which concluded here on Friday.
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