Archive for December, 2011

Syria monitors visit Damascus amid continuing violence

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

Arab League monitors overseeing compliance with a peace plan for Syria have been visiting the capital, Damascus, and other cities but killings show no sign of abating.
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India gets indigenous bomb disposal unit

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

The Indian army’s corps of engineers has taken delivery of the first six indigenously made, remotely operated vehicles designed for bomb disposal.
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Taiwan Military denies U.S. will rise Price of F-16s

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

Taiwan Ministry of National Defense (MND) yesterday denied a local media report that the United States will increase the price tag of the retrofit package that Washington approved earlier this year for a total of 145 F-16A/B jets.
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Man in Afghan army uniform kills two Nato troops: ISAF

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

A man wearing an Afghan army uniform on Thursday shot dead two members of Nato’s US-led International Security Assistance Force, military officials said.
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Southerners ‘killed by Sudan air raids’

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

South Sudan’s military spokesman Philip Aguer said those killed were cattle herders in West Bahr al-Ghazal state – further west than other recent clashes.
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Bulava approved for service

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

By Konstantin Bogdanov.

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Saab undertaking Gripen upgrades

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

Swedish defense company Saab is to conduct studies on future enhancements to its Gripen, multi-role combat jets flown by the Swedish air force.
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Iran-U.S. Brinkmanship Over Oil Strait Worsens

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

A showdown between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s threats to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz to oil tankers worsened Dec. 29 with warships from each side giving weight to an increasingly bellicose exchange of words.
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After Kim’s Death, China says stability of Korean peninsula is importance

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

The DPRK is holding a farewell ceremony for its late leader Kim Jung Il in Pyongyang. Kim’s death was a shock not only to the DPRK. China, its border-sharing neighbor, and long-time friend was also caught by surprise.
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Russian nuclear sub ‘ready’ for India transfer

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

Russia’s Nerpa nuclear submarine has finished sea trials and is now ready to be leased to the Indian navy in the next few days, an engineer said on Wednesday.
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