Archive for January, 2012
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
The United Arab Emirates, an economic giant and rising military power in the Persian Gulf, is reported to have discreet ties with private security companies in Israel to protect its oil fields and borders.
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Tags: Israel Defense Force, Israel Defense Industry, Israel Defense Ministry, Israel Defense News, Israel-UAE Defense Ties, Israel-UAE Relation, UAE Armed Forces, UAE Defense Ministry
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Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
Few months after declaring the latest model Global Hawk intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR) unmanned aircraft ‘operational’ the United States Air Force has announced it has decided to discontinue any further procurement of the Block 30 RQ-4 Global Hawk drones.
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Tags: Block 30 Global Hawks, Int Defense News, International Arms Deal, RQ-4 Global Hawk, US Air Force, US Armed Forces, US DoD
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Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
Development of a short-range weapon to protect Royal Navy warships from fast jets and sea-skimming missiles has been given the green light by the British government.
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Tags: Int Defense News, International Arms Deal, International Defense Treaty, MBDA, Royal Armed Forces, Royal Navy, UK Ministry of Defence
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Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
France’s Dassault Rafale has won a $10 billion tender for 126 fighter aircraft from the Indian Air Force, NDTV reported on Tuesday, quoting unnamed Air Force sources.
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Tags: EADS, Eurofighter Typhoon, F-16IN, F-35 programs, FA-18, Gripen, Indian Air Force, Indian Armed Forces, Indian Defence Ministry, Int Defense News, International Arms Deal, International Defense Treaty, Lockheed Martin, Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA), Mig 35, Rafale, Saab, Sukhoi, Sukhoi Fighters
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Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
About 30 Tu-22M3 strategic bombers from Russia’s Long Range Aviation fleet will be modernized by 2020, Russian Air Force spokesman Col. Vladimir Drik said on Tuesday.
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Tags: Int Defense News, International Arms Deal, International Defense Treaty, Russian Air Force, Russian Armed Forces, Tu-22M3 Backfire long-range bomber, Tu-22M3 bombers
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Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has said that if the United States makes a mischievous move and causes a problem in the region, the Islamic Republic will not stay calm.
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Tags: Int Defense News, International Defense Treaty, Iran Armed Forces, Iranian Defense Forces, Iranian Defense Ministry, Iranian nuclear ambitions, Iranian nuclear program, Iranian Nuclear Weapons, US Armed Forces, US Sanctions on Iran, US-Iran Crisis
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Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
US President Barack Obama has defended the use of unmanned drone aircraft to kill suspected militants in Pakistan’s tribal areas.
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Tags: Afghanistan, Al-Qaeda, Int Defense News, International Defense Treaty, ISAF, NATO forces, NATO helicopter attack, NATO oil tankers, NATO supply vehicles, Pak-Afghan Border, Pakistan Armed Forces, Pakistan Army, Pakistan Defense News, Pakistan War on Terror News, Pakistani intelligence officials, Shamsi Air Base, US Armed Forces, US DoD, US drone strike in Pakistan, US State Department, US War in Afghanistan, US War on Terror, US-led NATO troops, US-Pakistan military relations, US-Pakistan Relation, US-Pakistan strategic dialogue
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Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday said peace in Afghanistan was critical for the peace and security in Pakistan.
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Tags: Afghanistan, Al-Qaeda, German Foreign Ministry, Int Defense News, NATO forces, Pak-Afghan Border, Pak-Afghan Relation, Pakistan Armed Forces, Pakistan Army, Pakistan Defense News, Pakistan War on Terror News, Pakistani intelligence officials, Taliban, US Armed Forces
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Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
Pakistan on Tuesday said the drone attacks are unlawful, counterproductive and hence unacceptable.
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Tags: Afghanistan, Al-Qaeda, Int Defense News, International Defense Treaty, ISAF, NATO forces, NATO helicopter attack, NATO oil tankers, NATO supply vehicles, Pak-Afghan Border, Pakistan Armed Forces, Pakistan Army, Pakistan Defense News, Pakistan War on Terror News, Pakistani intelligence officials, Shamsi Air Base, US Armed Forces, US DoD, US drone strike in Pakistan, US State Department, US War in Afghanistan, US War on Terror, US-led NATO troops, US-Pakistan military relations, US-Pakistan Relation, US-Pakistan strategic dialogue
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Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
Ten security officials and forty militants were killed during clashes in the Kurrum agency.
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Tags: Al-Qaeda, Int Defense News, Kurram agency, NATO forces, Pak-Afghan Border, Pakistan Air Force, Pakistan Armed Forces, Pakistan Army, Pakistan Defense News, Pakistan War on Terror News, Pakistani intelligence officials, Taliban
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