The U.S. Marine Corps F-35B short-take off vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) will begin sea trials next week, the service’s top aviation officer said.
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F-35B Set for Sea Trials Next Week
Thursday, September 29th, 2011Israeli firm honored for sub trainers
Thursday, September 29th, 2011DSIT of Israel has received multiple honors for its submarine tactical trainer.
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No need for a hotline between Iran, U.S.
Thursday, September 29th, 2011Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi has said that there is no need for the establishment of a direct military hotline between Iran and the United States.
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BAE offers Eurofighter Typhoon to Japan
Thursday, September 29th, 2011Eurofighter partner companies and nations, together with the Sumitomo Corp., have joined the race to produce Japan’s new fighter aircraft.
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NATO radar system in Turkey cannot save Israel: Iran
Thursday, September 29th, 2011The United States cannot protect Israeli security through the deployment of a NATO defense shield in Turkey, Parviz Hashemi, deputy director of the Iranian Armed Forces Headquarters told the Mehr News Agency on Wednesday.
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Swedish MoD Proposes Increases in 4-Year Budget
Thursday, September 29th, 2011Sweden’s Ministry of Defense wants to hike spending on core military units and defense support organizations and systems under the $28 billion 2012-15 budget proposal submitted this week to the parliament in Stockholm.
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Netherlands to join NATO missile defense program
Thursday, September 29th, 2011The Netherlands will contribute to the NATO missile shield to protect Europe against missile attacks from countries such as Iran, the NRC Handelsblad newspaper said.
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China announces launch of Tiangong-1 successful
Thursday, September 29th, 2011Commander-in-chief of China’s manned space program Chang Wanquan announced Thursday night that the launch of Tiangong-1 space lab module is successful.
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Ten militants killed in Orakzai
Thursday, September 29th, 2011Ten militants and one security official were killed in a clash in the Orakzai tribal region on Thursday, DawnNews reported.
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Any US attack on militants unacceptable: Pakistan
Thursday, September 29th, 2011US military action against insurgents in Pakistan would be unacceptable and the country’s army would be capable of responding, intelligence chief Ahmed Shuja Pasha told a meeting of political leaders in Islamabad, according to media reports.
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