Two of the British air force’s Hawk advanced jet trainers will be demonstrating their capabilities at U.S. Air Force bases, BAE Systems announced.
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Friday, September 30th, 2011No Afghanistan solution without Pakistan: U.S.
Friday, September 30th, 2011There can be no solution to the conflict in Afghanistan without Pakistan, the top US military officer, Admiral Mike Mullen, said Friday as he stepped down from his post.
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US to be firm but cooperative with Pakistan: U.S.
Friday, September 30th, 2011President Barack Obama said on Friday the United States will continue to push Pakistan to do more to curb militants based in its border regions while maintaining intelligence cooperation with Islamabad.
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Syria conflict: ‘Soldiers and police killed’ in Rastan
Friday, September 30th, 2011Seven Syrian soldiers and police have been killed in clashes with forces opposed to President Bashar al-Assad in the central town of Rastan, Syria’s state news agency Sana reports.
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Yemeni forces kill ‘al-Qaeda leader’
Friday, September 30th, 2011Suspected al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki has been killed in Yemen, the country’s defense ministry said on Friday.
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India’s P-8I Flies For First Time
Friday, September 30th, 2011The first of at least eight Boeing P-8I maritime surveillance aircraft being built for India made its initial flight Sept. 28, performing a series of systems checks to validate the airframe.
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UN Security Council fails to agree draft resolution on Syria
Friday, September 30th, 2011Members of the UN Security Council have not yet reached a compromise on the text of a draft resolution condemning violence against anti-government protesters in Syria.
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Fox says MoD partly to blame for cuts, as navy jobs lost
Friday, September 30th, 2011Defence Secretary Liam Fox says the MoD and senior military figures are partly to blame for £5bn budget cuts leading to redundancies in the armed forces.
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No plans to retire Typhoon class subs soon – Russian military
Friday, September 30th, 2011A high-ranking source in the Russian Defense Ministry has denied rumors of a planned scrapping of Typhoon class strategic submarines in the near future.
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Analysts Examine Alternatives to Palestinian Bid for UN Statehood
Friday, September 30th, 2011As the United Nations Security Council considerers Palestine’s bid for full membership in the world body, some analysts say there might be another method to enhance their position with the institution.
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