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Construction Begins on Navy’s Newest Aircraft Carrier
Advance construction started on the nation's newest aircraft carrier Feb. 25 with a "first cut of steel" ceremony at Northrop...
RAF Tornado Squadrons to be Disbanded
The Royal Air Force's Number 13 and 14 Tornado squadrons are to be disbanded and formally stood down on 1...
Russian Army To Receive Advanced Weaponry
The Russian Ground Forces will start receiving a number of advanced weapons in 2011, including modernized S-300V4 air defense missile...
Lockheed Martin Flies First Production F-35 Stealth Fighter
The first production model of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II made its inaugural flight today in preparation for delivery...
Delusional Kadhafi insists Libya loves him
Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi has insisted his people loved him but was slammed as "delusional" as the United States slapped...
Russia confirms plans to supply Syria with Yakhont missiles
Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on Saturday Russia has not dropped its plans to supply Syria with Yakhont missiles....
EADS ‘disappointed and perplexed’ by US tanker decision
Senior European leaders and EADS head Louis Gallois expressed disappointment Friday after the Airbus plane maker lost out to arch...
Ukraine’s role in European missile defense not yet discussed
It is too early yet to speak of Ukraine's participation in building the European missile defense system, NATO Secretary General...
Gbagbo forces fire at UN experts amid arms embargo fury
Forces loyal to Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo on Monday opened fire on UN sanctions experts who tried to check...
World powers edge closer to Libya solution
Western nations prepared to ramp up further pressure Tuesday to prevent a full-blown catastrophe in Libya where strongman Moamer Kadhafi...
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