In an audacious display of confidence, the U.S. Marine Corps and the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program office demonstrated short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) tests of the F-35B Lightning II to reporters onboard the amphibious assault ship Wasp on Oct. 18.
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U.S. Marine Corps Demonstrates F-35B at Sea
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011Iranian President delays trip as Clinton due in Pakistan
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has reportedly decided to defer his travel to Pakistan as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to arrived in Islamabad on Thursday.
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Fighter jet crashes, pilot dies: Pakistan air force
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011A French-built Pakistani fighter jet crashed during a training flight on Wednesday, killing the pilot, the air force said.
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Lockheed delivers MEADS subsystem
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011Intra-fire unit communications kits for the Medium Extended Air Defense System have been delivered by U.S. aerospace and defense giant Lockheed Martin.
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24 Turkish Soldiers Killed in PKK Attack
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011At least 24 Turkish soldiers were killed and 18 others injured by separatist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in southeastern Turkey on Oct. 19. The attack was the worst against the military in 18 years, security officials said.
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Tapestry conduct Army training exercises
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011A Boeing subsidiary has been selected by the U.S. Department of Defense to conduct training exercises for the U.S. Army in Europe.
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Russian Defense Ministry claims ‘misquoted’ over order to withhold pay
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011The Russian Defense Ministry has dismissed media reports, claiming the Defense Minister had instructed it to deprive contract servicemen of their pay, as “misquoted” and “taken out of context.”
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German navy receives missiles
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011The German navy has received the first long-range RBS15 Mk 3 series missiles made by Diehl BGT Defense of Germany and Sweden’s Saab Bofors Dynamics.
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U.S.-Russia missile defense talks deadlocked
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011Missile defense talks between Russia and the United States are deadlocked, but Moscow will not make concessions at the expense of its own security, Russia’s envoy to NATO Dmitry Rogozin said on Wednesday.
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France begins withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011France is set to pull out nearly 200 troops from Afghanistan in a few hours, kickstarting withdrawals announced three months ago by Paris.
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