Archive for August, 2011
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
Russia’s defense minister met with the U.S. defense attache in Moscow to discuss the U.S.-led project to deploy a missile shield in Europe, a ministry spokesman said on Wednesday.
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Tags: European Missile Sheild, Int Defense News, International Defense Treaty, NATO forces, NATO missile-defense systems, Russian Armed Forces, Russian Foreign Ministry, U.S. Secretary of State, US Armed Forces, US Missile Sheild, US-Russia Missile Sheild Talks, US-Russia Relation, US-Russia ties, US-Russian Military Cooperation
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Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
China and Russia will send its envoys to the international conference of “friends of Libya,” which will take place in Paris on September 1, the Chinese Foreign Ministry and Russian presidential envoy to Africa said on Wednesday.
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Tags: Chinese foreign ministry, Int Defense News, International Defense Treaty, Libyan Air Force, Libyan Armed Forces, Libyan Army, Libyan No Flying Zone, Libyan Rebels, Libyan Unrest, Muammar Gaddafi, National Libyan Council (NLC), NATO Attack on Libya, NATO forces, NATO ground invasion in Libya, Operation Odyssey Dawn, Operation Unified Protector, Russian Foreign Ministry
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Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
The United States said Aug. 30 that Syria retains control over its chemical weapons stockpile following reports of U.S. and Israeli fears that militants could seize them during anti-government protests.
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Tags: Int Defense News, International Defense Treaty, Syrian Air Force, Syrian Armed Forces, Syrian Army, Syrian Chemical Weapons, Syrian Defense Ministry, Syrian Foreign Ministry, Syrian Navy, Syrian Unrest, UN resolution on Syria, US State Department
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Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
A teenage boy has died after being hit by a tear-gas canister fired by Bahraini security forces trying to disperse a protest, activists say.
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Tags: Bahrain Armed Forces, Bahrain Unrest, Int Defense News, International Defense Treaty
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Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
RAF aircraft put several military targets out of the reach of pro-Gaddafi forces in Libya yesterday, including Scud missile launchers and a military command and control site.
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Tags: Int Defense News, International Defense Treaty, Libyan Air Force, Libyan Armed Forces, Libyan Army, Libyan No Flying Zone, Libyan Rebels, Libyan Unrest, Muammar Gaddafi, National Libyan Council (NLC), NATO Attack on Libya, NATO forces, NATO ground invasion in Libya, Operation Odyssey Dawn, Operation Unified Protector, Royal Air Force, Royal Armed Forces, SCUD-B mobile missile, Scud-type missiles
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Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
Syrian rights activists and residents say government tanks and troops have entered the central city of Hama, making arrests in a renewed crackdown on the hotbed of opposition to President Bashar al-Assad.
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Tags: EU Sanctions on Syria, Int Defense News, International Defense Treaty, Syrian Air Force, Syrian Armed Forces, Syrian Army, Syrian Defense Ministry, Syrian Foreign Ministry, Syrian Navy, Syrian Unrest, UN resolution on Syria
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Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
The U.S. Air Force has ordered three new Osprey CV-22 training devices and an upgrade to an existing device from Bell-Boeing, the joint venture announced.
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Tags: CV-22 Cabin Part Task Trainer, Int Defense News, MV-22 Ospreys, US Air Force, US Armed Forces, US DoD, V-22 Osprey
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Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
European Union diplomats say sanctions against several Libyan ports, oil companies and more than a dozen other entities could be lifted as soon as Friday.
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Tags: Int Defense News, International Defense Treaty, Libyan Air Force, Libyan Armed Forces, Libyan Army, Libyan No Flying Zone, Libyan Rebels, Libyan Unrest, Muammar Gaddafi, National Libyan Council (NLC), NATO Attack on Libya, NATO forces, NATO ground invasion in Libya, Operation Odyssey Dawn, Operation Unified Protector
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Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
The RAF is flying £130m of Libyan banknotes (280m Libyan dinars) to Libya after an assets freeze aimed at Col Muammar Gaddafi was lifted.
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Tags: Int Defense News, International Defense Treaty, Libyan Air Force, Libyan Armed Forces, Libyan Army, Libyan No Flying Zone, Libyan Rebels, Libyan Unrest, Muammar Gaddafi, National Libyan Council (NLC), NATO Attack on Libya, NATO forces, NATO ground invasion in Libya, Operation Odyssey Dawn, Operation Unified Protector
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Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
MBDA confirmed today that its PARS 3 Long Range (LR) guided missile system has been short listed for the Indian Army helicopter future air-to-ground requirement.
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Tags: Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH), Dhruv Helicopter, Indian Air Force, Indian Armed Forces, Indian Army, Int Defense News, International Arms Deal, Ka-52 Alligator helicopter, Kamov, MBDA, Mi-25 Helicopter, Mi-28N Night Hunter Helicopter, Mil, PARS 3 Long Range (LR) guided missile system
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