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Arabs await Assad reply to plan to end unrest
The Arab League has proposed a plan of "concrete steps" to end the bloodshed in Syria and expects President Bashar...
Russia Eyes Bigger Role On Latin American Weapons Market
In September 2011 the Peruvian Defense Ministry received the second batch of Mi-171SH helicopters as part of the supply contract...
NATO Tests MANTA System, Aircraft Protection Solution Against MANPADS
The MANTA system, a solution developed by Indra to protect aircraft from surface-to-air missile attacks, was tested by NATO with...
Army Testifies to Congress On Acquisition, Technology
By this time next year, the Army will have a good idea about alternatives for the ground combat vehicle program,...
Vice Chiefs Detail Consequences of Budget Cuts
The vice chiefs of the services told Congress members today that they fear budget cuts could cause a hollow force....
Thales sonars key to Royal Navy minewarfare operations
A Royal Navy minehunter fitted with Thales sonar has located and destroyed a 2,000-pound mine and torpedo lying on the...
Saudi Arabia to Buy Up-armored Humvees
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress Oct. 26 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi...
Libya war gives US air power advocates a lift
Advocates of US air power are seizing on the outcome of the NATO campaign in Libya as further evidence that...
Russian warship to take part in joint naval drills with Italy
The Smetlivy anti-submarine ship of Russia's Black Sea Fleet will leave its home port of Sevastopol later on Sunday and...
Russia successfully tests new long-range missile
Russia on Friday successfully test fired its nuclear-capable Bulava ballistic missile in the hope of making it into the backbone...
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