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US Marine Corps buying 80 F-35C fighter aircraft
The US Marine Corps is buying 80 F-35C joint strike fighter planes, the Pentagon said Monday, casting doubt on plans...
Indian Navy captures 61 pirates in Arabian Sea
The Indian Navy has seized a pirate ship, rescuing 13 crewmembers and arresting 61 suspected Somali pirates in the Arabian...
US warns Gulf states on Bahrain
The United States warned Gulf states on Monday to respect the rights of the people of Bahrain, after troops from...
U-2 reconnaissance aircraft deployed to aid Japan relief efforts
As Japan copes with the aftermath of the 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami that struck March 11, the United States...
India world’s biggest arms importer: think tank
India has been the world's biggest weapons importer over the last five years, Swedish think-tank SIPRI reported Monday, naming four...
Japan nuclear plant rocked by second blast
An explosion rocked an earthquake-hit nuclear plant Monday, as Japan struggled to avert a catastrophic reactor meltdown caused by a...
India Test-Fires Nuclear Capable Dhanush, Prithvi-II Missiles
In an exercise to further sharpen its missile teeth, India on Friday successfully test-fired two indigenously developed, nuclear capable ballistic...
Selected Options and Costs for a No-Fly Zone Over Libya
US policymakers and other world leaders have watched intently as civil war has erupted in Libya. In recent days, reports...
CBO Testified on the Navy’s Shipbuilding Plans
Yesterday CBO senior analyst Eric Labs testified before the House Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Seapower and Projections Forces to...
Russia to prioritize modern weaponry in new arms acquisition program
Russia will focus on purchases of advanced weaponry in a new state arms procurement program until 2020, First Deputy Defense...
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