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US, Bulgarian forces train together during Allied Force 12
Soldiers from U.S. Army Europe and their partners from the Bulgarian Land Forces are working together here from Oct. 29 to Nov. 10, to certify a Bulgarian battalion as part of exercise Allied Force 12. U.S. Army Europe’s, or USAREUR’s 172nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team is providing observer-controllers to oversee the training, while Soldiers of [...]
Japan-US military drills begin amid Asian island row
Japan has launched naval drills with the US in spite of heightened tensions with China over a territorial dispute. The exercise was initially planned to simulate an island re-occupation, but was scrapped for naval operations to avoid agitating China. The 11-day drills are aimed at boosting the defense of Japan’s southwestern island territories and will [...]
Israel, US Start Largest Ever Air Defense Exercise
The Israeli and United States armed forces started their largest-ever joint air defense and anti-missile exercise on Sunday, involving thousands of service personnel and the two nation’s principal air defense missile systems, the Israeli Army told RIA Novosti. The Austere Challenge exercises, taking place in Israel and the neighboring waters, involve 3,500 Americans and over [...]
US Partners With Israel for Exercise Austere Challenge
More than 3,500 American service members will join with Israeli allies for Exercise Austere Challenge 2012 in Israel next week, U.S. and Israeli officials said today. The exercise will be conducted throughout Israel and off-shore, U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Craig A. Franklin and Israel Defense Forces Brig. Gen. Nitzan Nuriel said during a teleconference [...]
US, China to Consider Sharing Resources During Joint Missions
In what U.S. Pacific Command’s logistics chief calls a groundbreaking development, officials from the United States and China plan to meet to discuss sharing logistical resources, including fuel, as they operate together during counterpiracy and humanitarian assistance and disaster response missions. The United States has officially extended the invitation for a team of senior Chinese [...]
Japanese, US troops mull drill to take island: reports
Japan and the United States are mulling a joint military drill to simulate retaking a remote island from foreign forces, reports said, amid a festering row between Tokyo and Beijing over disputed islets. The exercise, part of broader joint manoeuvres to start in early November, would use an uninhabited island in Okinawa, southernmost Japan, Jiji [...]
US and Israel to launch massive air defense drill
The U.S. and Israeli militaries are engaged in final preparations for the largest-ever joint missile defense drill in the allies’ history. The three-week exercise, dubbed Austere Challenge 12 (AC12), will start on Oct. 21, The Jerusalem Post reported Wednesday, citing an army source. American officers are reportedly already in Israel to supervise the arrival of [...]
US says nuclear deal with Russia not dead yet
The United States urged a reluctant Russia on Thursday to engage in talks to extend a program that has helped disarm thousands of ex-Soviet nuclear warheads and missiles. Russian officials said this week that they had notified Washington that the Nunn-Lugar program, due to expire in May 2013, would not be extended, in the latest [...]
The Military Fighter Aircraft Market 2012-2022
The military fighter aircraft market is set for a period of great activity over the coming decade, as the demand for 5th generation fighter jet capability continues among the world’s leading military nations. Budget restraints and spiralling costs related to fighter aircraft programmes will act as a drag on the market; however the advent of [...]


