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Upgrading Royal Navy Minehunting Ships
Northrop Grumman has received a contract from BAE Systems to upgrade the machinery control, alarm and surveillance (MCAS) systems on...
China preventing UN action on Libya: France
Veto-wielding member China is blocking UN Security Council action on Libya while the United States has yet to define its...
PEO Ammo picks up 155mm Lightweight Howitzer program
The Program Executive Office for Ammunition has expanded to add towed artillery systems to the growing list of products that...
Nuclear crisis deepens in disaster-struck Japan
Japanese crews grappling with the world's worst nuclear incident since Chernobyl temporarily pulled out Wednesday as radiation rose following feared...
Radiation Forces US 7th Fleet to Reposition Ships
The U.S. 7th Fleet has temporarily repositioned its ships and aircraft away from Japan’s Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Plant after...
Plan Improves Navy, Marine Corps Air Capabilities
Navy and Marine Corps leaders today signed an agreement by which the Corps will join the Navy in buying the...
Royal Irish Regiment Mounts Its Largest Air Assault since 1945
The 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment (1 R IRISH) Battle Group has mounted the largest air assault operation in...
Asian Countries Lead in Global Arms Imports
The Swedish research institute SIPRI has published its annual report on global weapons trading. According to SIPRI, India leads the...
Russia, France struggle over Mistral contract
A Russian-French contract on the construction of Mistral class helicopter carriers for the Russian Navy is unlikely to be signed...
Joint training for joint operations
A joint service and interagency exercise using both "live" and "virtual" forces concluded here recently. Emerald Warrior concentrates on integrated...
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