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Sagem Delivers 150 JIM LR 2 Multifunction Infrared Binoculars To French Army
Sagem (Safran) delivered the first 150 JIM LR 2 multifunction long-range infrared binoculars to the French army, in line with the original delivery schedule. This delivery was part of the JIR TTA NG (1) program, covering a total of 1,175 multifunction binoculars. The program contract was awarded by French defense procurement agency DGA to Sagem, [...]
Nato Official Presents Post-Afghanistan Priorities
Training and partnership will be among the top priorities as NATO’s mission in Afghanistan ends, the alliance’s supreme allied commander for transformation said in Brussels today. Gen. Jean-Paul Paloméros of the French air force, who assumed his command three months ago, said at a news conference at NATO headquarters that he is charged to ensure [...]
Turkey Patriot missiles operational by Feb: NATO
The Patriot missile system being deployed to help protect Turkey from any spillover of the conflict in neighbouring Syria should be operational by early February, perhaps sooner, NATO said Monday. A NATO spokesperson said transport of troops and material got underway in early January and would continue over the next few weeks. “We would expect [...]
NATO begins deploying Patriot missiles in Turkey
NATO began deploying Patriot missiles in Turkey Friday to defend against threats from neighboring Syria, the US military’s European Command (EUCOM) said. US military personnel and equipment arrived at Incirlik Air Base in southeastern Turkey to support NATO’s Patriot battery deployment at Ankara’s request, EUCOM, based in the southwestern German city of Stuttgart, said in [...]
Bosnia sends first combat unit to Afghanistan
Bosnia’s parliament on Thursday backed the deployment of the country’s first combat unit to Afghanistan, where it already has a small contingent of soldiers tasked with providing security for the NATO force there. A total of 26 members of Bosnia-Hercegovina’s military police will leave for Afghanistan to serve “for a period of 10 months” with [...]
Turkey to Buy AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Air Missiles
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress Dec. 21 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Turkey for Sidewinder missiles and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $140 million. The Government of Turkey has requested a possible sale of 117 AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Block II All-Up-Round Missiles, [...]
Norway Confident in F-35 Choice, Minister Says
The F-35 program is of vital importance to both the United States and Norway in ensuring that we fulfil our future operational requirements. I am therefore very pleased and reassured by the recent process in the development of the F-35, “says Norwegian Minister of Defence Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen, who Monday met with US Secretary of Defence [...]
Afghan army beset by desertions as NATO pullout looms
Far from home, poorly paid and discriminated against, Mushtaq and Sefadullah are among thousands of Afghans who are deserting the army in a worrying trend two years before NATO troops leave. It is not that they have joined the Taliban. Like many, they simply got fed up with life in the army, fighting a war. [...]
NATO chief denounces Iran’s allegations on Patriots
NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Monday denounced claims by the head of Iran’s armed forces that the deployment of Patriot missiles in Turkey was part of a plot to start world war. “I completely denounce these allegations,” Rasmussen said in response to a question at a news conference. “We have made it clear right [...]
