Archive for August, 2011
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
President Asif Ali Zardari has vowed on a visit to China’s restive Xinjiang region to work more closely with Beijing to combat terrorism, the state Xinhua news agency reported Wednesday.
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Tags: Chinese Armed Forces, Chinese Defense Ministry, Chinese foreign ministry, Int Defense News, International Defense Treaty, Pakistan Armed Forces, Pakistan Defense News, Pakistan Foreign Ministry, Pakistan-China Defense Cooperation, Pakistan-China Friendship, Pakistan-China Relation
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Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
Interior Minister on Wednesday said that youth were the assets of the nation and their services would be utilized for community policing across the country.
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Tags: Int Defense News, International Defense Treaty, Pakistan Armed Forces, Pakistan Army, Pakistan Defense Ministry, Pakistan Defense News, Pakistan Government, Pakistan War on Terror News
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Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
A Chinese spy ship disguised as fishing trawler was detected near India by the Indian Navy off the Andaman coast. The incident was reported a few months ago.
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Tags: Andaman in Nicobar Islands, China-India Military Rivalry, China-India Relation, Chinese Armed Forces, Chinese Defense Ministry, Chinese Defense Spendings, Chinese Navy Spy Ships, Cninese Navy, Indian Armed Forces, Indian Ministry of Defence, Indian Navy, Int Defense News, International Defense Treaty
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Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
A team of Turkish and German companies and Turkey’s arms procurement office are seeking to sell two HDW 209-type diesel submarines to Indonesia, worth about $1 billion, in a competition against South Korean rivals, a senior Turkish procurement official said.
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Tags: 209-type diesel submarine, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW), Indonesian Armed Forces, Indonesian Defense Ministry, Indonesian Navy, Int Defense News, International Arms Deal, International Defense Treaty, U209/1200 submarine
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Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
A NATO French Air Force Mirage fighter and a Lithuanian L-39 Albatross trainer collided during an exercise in Lithuania on Tuesday, Defense Ministry spokeswoman Ruta Putnikeke said.
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Tags: French Air Force, Int Defense News, L-39 Albatross trainer, Lithuanian Air Force, Lithuanian Armed Forces, Lithuanian defense ministry, Mirage fighters, NATO forces
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Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
Major General Luo Yuan, deputy secretary general of the China Society of Military Science, said the report titled “Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China” issued by the U.S. Department of Defense recently showed U.S. worries about China’s five military abilities.
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Tags: 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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Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
Iran has filed a lawsuit at the International Court of Justice in a bid to force Russia to sell it the powerful S-300PMU air-defense system under an $800 contract Moscow abrogated in 2010, citing U.N. sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear program.
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Tags: Int Defense News, Iran Armed Forces, Iran Def News, Iran Nuclear News, Iran-Russia Cooperation, Iran-Russia Relation, Iranian Defense Industry, Iranian Missiles, Iranian nuclear program, Russian Armed Forces, Russian Arms Sales, S-300, S-300 air defense systems, S-300PMU-1, UN Security Council, UN Security Council sanctions
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Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
The Canadian Department of National Defense will soon begin testing Oshkosh Defense’s submission for its Tactical Armored Patrol Vehicle program.
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Tags: Canadian Armed Forces, Canadian Army, Canadian Defence Ministry, General Dynamics Land Systems, Int Defense News, International Defense Treaty, Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected All-Terrain Vehicle, Oshkosh Corporation, Oshkosh Defense
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Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
Authorities have boosted security in Urumqi as the northwestern Chinese city prepares to host the first China-Eurasia Expo, where leaders of China and its neighbors in central and south Asia are expected to attend.
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Tags: China-Eurasia Expo, Chinese Armed Forces, Chinese Defense Industry, Chinese Defense Ministry, Chinese Defense Spendings, Int Defense News, International Defense Show, International Defense Treaty
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Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
The NATO operation in Libya is still necessary and will continue as long as threats to civilians remain, NATO Spokesperson Oana Lungescu said on Tuesday.
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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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