Archive for August, 2011
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
The U.S. Navy, Department of Energy and Department of Agriculture are forming a public-private partnership to develop drop-in advanced biofuels.
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Tags: biofuel test, Defense Technology, Int Defense News, JP-8 aviation jet fuel, Technology News, US Armed Forces, US Department of Energy (DoE), US Technology
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Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
Russian Helicopters and AgustaWestland have signed a memorandum of understanding for a planned order of 20 AW139 helicopters to be assembled in Russia.
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Tags: AgustaWestland, AW139 Helicopters, HeliVert, Int Defense News, International Defense Treaty, Italy-Russia intergovernmental summit, Kamov, Mil helicopters, Russian Helicopters, SW139 Helicopter, UTair Aviation
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Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
Sotera Defense Solutions has won contracts to support cyber and C4ISR efforts within the U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command.
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Tags: C4ISR, C4ISR system, Int Defense News, International Defense Treaty, Sotera Defense Solutions, U.S. Navy Cyber Command, U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, US Armed Forces, US DoD, US Navy
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Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
The Shrike, a new vertical take-off and landing unmanned aircraft system from AeroVironment Inc. of California, is now in the market.
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Tags: AeroVironment, Defense Technology, Int Defense News, Shrike VTOL drone, Shrike VTOL UAV, Technology News, US Technology
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Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Wednesday that a preventive strike on Iran could lead to a crisis in the region and called on world powers to toughen their sanctions on Tehran instead.
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Tags: French Foreign Ministry, French President, Int Defense News, International Defense Treaty, Iran Armed Forces, Iranian Defense Forces, Iranian Defense Technologies, Iranian nuclear ambitions, Iranian nuclear program, US-Iran Crisis
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Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
China’s first aircraft carrier has successfully completed its maiden sea trials and returned to a shipyard for further refurbishing, the Chinese Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
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Tags: Chinese Armed Forces, Chinese Defense Ministry, Chinese Defense Spendings, Chinese Navy, Chinese Navy Aircraft Carrier Program, Chinese power, Int Defense News, People’s Liberation Army Navy, Shi Lang aircraft carrier, Varyag class aircraft carrier
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Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
NATO explored options on Aug. 31 for a role after the war in Libya ends, including the possibility of continuing to patrol the country’s skies and enforce an arms embargo.
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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
Russia and Mongolia will hold joint antiterrorist exercises in September, a spokesman for the commander of Russia’s Eastern Military District said on Wednesday.
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Tags: Int Defense News, International Defense Treaty, International Drills, Mongolian Armed Forces, Mongolian Army, Mongolian Defense Ministry, Russia-Mongolia antiterrorist exercise, Russia-Mongolia Relation, Russian Armed Forces, Russian Army, Russian Defense Ministry, Selenga 2011 exercise
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Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it is concerned over a new release of U.S. diplomatic cables by whistleblowing website Wikileaks.
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Tags: Int Defense News, U.S. diplomatic cable, US Armed Forces, US DoD, US State Department, Whistleblower website, WikiLeaks
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Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
By Muhammad Yaseen Siddiqui.
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Tags: Article, International Defense Treaty, US Armed Forces, US Defense Department, US Defense Secretary, US defense spending, US DoD, US War in Afghanistan, US War in Iraq, US War on Terror, US Withdrawl From Iraq
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