The first meeting of Iran-Afghanistan joint defense committee is scheduled to be held in Tehran on Tuesday, December 13.
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Archive for December, 2011
Iran-Afghan joint defense committee to meet on Tuesday
Monday, December 12th, 2011Israel fears F-35 delay, upgrades F-16s
Monday, December 12th, 2011The Israeli air force is upgrading its Lockheed Martin F-16C/D jets amid growing concerns the delivery of 20 of the U.S. plane maker’s problem-plagued F-35 stealth fighters ordered by the Jewish state will be delayed past 2017.
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China, Bulgaria to strengthen bilateral military relations
Monday, December 12th, 2011The pledge came during a meeting between Vice Chairman of China’s Central Military Commission Xu Caihou and visiting Bulgarian Defense Minister Anyu Angelov.
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Japan Launches Spy Satellite
Monday, December 12th, 2011Japan launched a new spy satellite into orbit Dec. 12 amid concerns over North Korea’s missile program and to monitor natural disasters in the region, officials said.
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India plans to make robot soldiers, robot mules
Monday, December 12th, 2011Indian scientists plan to make robot soldiers and cargo transporting robots for country’s army, head of India’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) Vijay Kumar Saraswat said on Sunday.
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Qatar orders Renault MRAPs
Monday, December 12th, 2011Qatar’s internal security forces are bolstering their capability with the addition of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles from France.
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USS George H.W. Bush Returns from First Deployment
Monday, December 12th, 2011USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) returned to its homeport of Norfolk, Va., Dec. 10, after completing its historic first combat deployment.
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China carrying out research on Integration of Civic Air Defense
Monday, December 12th, 2011A five-day workshop on the integration between China’s civic air defense and the country’s economic and social development was inaugurated Sunday, at the National School of Administration in Beijing.
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Raytheon supplying missile launchers
Monday, December 12th, 2011Raytheon is supplying the Norwegian air force with an undisclosed number of high-mobility launchers for surface-to-air missiles.
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