Foreign military customers have always been one of the key goals of the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship program, but at least one potential operator has already backed out, according to reports.
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High cost prompts Israel to reject LCS
Thursday, December 29th, 2011China hopes peace and stability be maintained in the Strait of Hormuz
Thursday, December 29th, 2011China urged peace and stability on Thursday after Tehran threatened to punish proposed Western sanctions by choking off oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, but declined to make any other comment about the crisis.
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Syria releases more than 700 prisoners
Thursday, December 29th, 2011Syria has released 755 prisoners, who were involved in acts of violence against the government, as part of an Arab League initiative to end months of unrest in the country.
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Taiwan Navy Retires 2 Missile Boats
Thursday, December 29th, 2011Taiwan on Dec. 28 retired two patrol boats, the navy’s first vessels armed with ship-to-ship missiles, that were hailed as “critical” to safeguarding the island, officials said.
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Lockheed wins Antarctic support contract
Thursday, December 29th, 2011Infrastructure supporting U.S. scientific research in the Antarctic region will be operated and maintained by Lockheed Martin.
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Venezuela ranked top importer of Russian arms
Thursday, December 29th, 2011Venezuela became the largest importer of Russian arms for ground forces in 2011, the Moscow based Center for Analysis of World Arms Trade (CAWAT) said on Tuesday.
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China denies sending troops to North Korea
Thursday, December 29th, 2011China on Wednesday dismissed media reports saying that Chinese troops had entered North Korea, Xinhua said.
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U.S. spy drone crashes in Afghanistan
Thursday, December 29th, 2011Afghan officials say an American reconnaissance drone has crashed in Afghanistan’s southeastern province of Paktia .
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Russia: RS-18 Test With New Warhead Is Successful
Thursday, December 29th, 2011Russia on Dec. 27 successfully test fired its long-range RS-18 ballistic missile from the Baiknonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan with a new warhead aimed at overcoming Western air defense systems, news agencies said.
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US sells $30bn in F-15 jets to Saudi Arabia
Thursday, December 29th, 2011The United States has confirmed the sale of nearly $30bn (£19.5bn) of fighter jets to Saudi Arabia.
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