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Fighter aircraft top international arms sales: think tank
Stockholm: Combat planes account for one third of all global arms transfers, with the United States topping the list of sellers and India, the United Arab Emirates and Israel the biggest buyers, according to the SIPRI think tank. In a report published Wednesday, just a week before China opens its massive airshow in Zhuhai, the [...]
Jordan, US conduct exercise in Southwest Asia
AZRAQ, JORDAN: Falcon Air Meet 2010, held at Azraq Royal Jordanian Air Base, Jordan, brought men and women from various countries together to share their different cultures, reinforce standards, and build relationships, trust and respect. A friendly competition was a highlight that provided a training experience for members of the U.S. Air Force and Navy, [...]
US Lifts Restrictions On Space and Defence Trade with India
India and the United States have taken far reaching decisions to forge strategic cooperation including US lifting restrictions on hi-tech trade in space and defence areas. US have also decided to support India’s membership in the multilateral control regimes such as nuclear Suppliers Group-NSG. They will also step up civil nuclear cooperation. To counter terrorism, [...]
Australia-US Summit Sets Stage for Closer Defense Cooperation
ABOARD A MILITARY AIRCRAFT: Enhanced military-to-military activities, closer cooperation in space and cybersecurity, and possibly a larger U.S. military presence in Australia are expected to be on the agenda as Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Navy Adm. Mike Mullen head to Melbourne, Australia. [...]
US military seeks to expand presence in Asia: Gates
Melbourne: The US military plans to bolster its presence across Asia and is looking at an expansion of ties with Australia’s armed forces, Defence Secretary Robert Gates said. Building up defence cooperation with Australia would reinforce a broader effort to extend the US military’s role across the Asia-Pacific region, Gates told reporters aboard his plane [...]
North Korea gets lowest grade on ‘nuclear arms report card’
Washington: North Korea got a failing grade, with Iran and Syria not far behind, in the first nuclear arms control report card released Wednesday by the independent US-based Arms Control Association (ACA). “North Korea, which has violated nearly every non-proliferation and disarmament standard over the past two years, warrants an overall grade of ‘F’,” ACA [...]
US, Australians military participate in Exercise Hamel
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii: Air Force B-52 Stratofortresses flew from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to the land Down Under to demonstrate the capability and flexibility of the Stratofortress to Australian military partners, as part of Exercise Hamel, Oct. 8 through 18. Participation in Hamel, and similar exercises, provides an opportunity for Airmen to [...]
Iraq secret files detail shadow war between US, Iran
Washington: Secret US files released on Friday show Iran waging a shadow war with US troops in Iraq, with a firefight erupting on the border and Tehran allegedly using militias to kill and kidnap American soldiers. The military intelligence reports on Iran’s role, released by WikiLeaks and posted by The New York Times and the [...]
After setbacks, US tries to forge military ties with China
Hanoi: A meeting between US and Chinese defence chiefs in Hanoi on Monday offers Washington a chance to improve fragile relations with Beijing’s military and make the case for a more “reliable” dialogue, US officials said on Sunday. The scheduled talks between Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Chinese Defence Minister Liang Guanglie, on the sidelines [...]


