Archive for October, 2011

MBDA Offers Taurus Missile System to Indian Air Force

Monday, October 24th, 2011

European consortium MBDA has offered their 300 km-range Taurus stand-off missile system to the Indian Air Force (IAF) for its fighter jets such as the Su-30MKI.
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U.S. Senator McCain calls for military intervention in Syria

Monday, October 24th, 2011

U.S. Senator John McCain proposed a military intervention to protect civilians in Syria now that NATO’s operations in Libya are almost completed.
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Nato: 200 Afghan militants killed, captured

Monday, October 24th, 2011

Nato says an estimated 200 insurgents were killed or captured in two military operations that just ended in eastern Afghanistan.
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Germany Investigates How Qaddafi Obtained H&K G36K Rifles

Monday, October 24th, 2011

Suspected of illegal arms export to Libya, German arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch of of Baden-Württemberg Oberndorf has been called for questioning by the prosecutor office in Stuttgart, Germany.
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US Secretary of State lauds Pakistan’s Qaeda crackdown

Monday, October 24th, 2011

Lauding Pakistan’s crackdown on al Qaeda, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Sunday said that Washington and Islamabad would work together for peace and security in Afghanistan as she also recognized the need to stem militants’ use of safe havens on the Afghan side for attacks against Pakistan.
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US, Pakistan ‘agree on work plan’

Monday, October 24th, 2011

The United States and Pakistan have 90-95 per cent agreement on a work plan to combat terrorists, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Sunday while reflecting on her two-day visit to Islamabad.
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New diplomatic challenges face Central Asia

Sunday, October 23rd, 2011

By Matt Hildner.

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Chinese Yilong UAV Launched Air-to-surface Missile

Sunday, October 23rd, 2011

China has ramped up its research in drone technology and is in the process of building armed, jet-propelled unmanned planes, which it plans to sell to countries like Pakistan.
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Twelve killed in heavy fighting in Yemeni capital Sanaa

Sunday, October 23rd, 2011

At least 12 people have been killed in clashes between government troops and a renegade army unit in the Yemeni capital Sanaa.
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U.S. Could Send More Supplies Through Uzbekistan

Sunday, October 23rd, 2011

The United States is trying to increase the flow of non-lethal supplies to U.S. troops in Afghanistan via Uzbekistan as it may not always be able to count on the Pakistan route, a U.S. official said Oct. 22.
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