Archive for August, 2011
Sunday, August 28th, 2011
Pakistani security officials expressed doubt on Sunday over reports from the United States that it had killed the al Qaeda second-in-command near the Afghan border.
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Tags: Al-Qaeda, CIA drone strikes in Pakistan, Int Defense News, Inter-Services Intelligence, ISI, NATO forces, North Waziristan, Pak-Afghan Border, Pakistan Air Force, Pakistan Armed Forces, Pakistan Army, Pakistan Defense News, Pakistani intelligence officials, Taliban, US drone strike in Pakistan, US-Pakistan Relation, US-Pakistan strategic dialogue, US-Pakistan ties
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Sunday, August 28th, 2011
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday said that the possibility of foreign elements involved in the situation in Karachi and Balochistan can not be ignored.
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Tags: Afghan Taliban, Al-Qaeeda, Int Defense News, Pak-Afghan Border, Pak-Afghan Relation, Pakistan Armed Forces, Pakistan Army, Pakistan Defense News, Pakistan Frontier Corps, Pakistan War on Terror News, Taleban
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Saturday, August 27th, 2011
By Mohamed Elshinnawi.
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Tags: Article, 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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Saturday, August 27th, 2011
China has developed a “workable design” of the world’s first anti-ship ballistic missile, potentially capable of hitting and disabling a U.S. aircraft carrier, according to Pentagon officials.
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Tags: Chinese Anti Ship Missiles, Chinese Armed Forces, Chinese Defense Industry, Chinese Defense Ministry, Chinese Defense Spendings, Chinese Missiles, Chinese Navy, Int Defense News, International Defense Treaty, Pentagon Report, US Armed Forces, US Navy, US-China Military Rivalry, US-China Relation
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Saturday, August 27th, 2011
Russia has never transferred any stealth technology to China to assist it with its J-20 Black Eagle fifth-generation stealth fighter prototype, Russian plane maker MiG said on Friday.
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Tags: China-Russia Relation, Chinese Air Force, Chinese Armed Forces, Chinese Defense Industry, Chinese Defense Ministry, Chinese Defense Spendings, Int Defense News, International Arms Deal, J-20 Black Eagle fighter, J-20 Black Silk, Mikoyan 1.44 stealth jet
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Saturday, August 27th, 2011
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has called for the international community to work together to restore order in Libya and for fighting to end.
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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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Saturday, August 27th, 2011
U.S. companies Raytheon and Boeing report completion of a series of technology development phase tests of the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile’s single rocket-motor.
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Tags: Boeing, Defense Technology, Int Defense News, JAGM, Joint Air-to-Ground Missile program, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Technology News, US Air Force, US Armed Forces, US Technology
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Saturday, August 27th, 2011
A Pentagon report has highlighted major advances by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), with specific mention of the developmental Chengdu J-20 aircraft.
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Tags: Chinese Air Force, Chinese Armed Forces, Chinese Defense Industry, Chinese Defense Ministry, Chinese Defense Spendings, Int Defense News, International Arms Deal, J-20 Black Eagle fighter, J-20 Black Silk
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Saturday, August 27th, 2011
Israel’s Defense Ministry is negotiating with the Pentagon to buy U.S. military equipment in Iraq that’s due to be shelved as surplus or sold as the last contingent of U.S. forces prepared to withdraw.
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Tags: Int Defense News, International Arms Deal, Israel Defense Force, Israel Defense Ministry, Israel Defense News, M1A2 tank, Pentagon officials, US Armed Forces, US Defense Department, US Forces Iraq
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Saturday, August 27th, 2011
The U.S. Air Force has granted a temporary flight waiver for experienced F-22 Raptor pilots at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., to move the $140 million stealth fighters out of the path of Hurricane Irene.
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Tags: F-22 Raptor aircraft, Int Defense News, Lockheed Martin, On-Board Oxygen Generation Systems (OBOGS), U.S. Air Combat Command, US Air Force, US Armed Forces
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