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Russian tactical missile self-destructs during live-fire drills
MOSCOW: A Tochka-U short-range ballistic missile self-destructed on Thursday shortly after a practice launch at training grounds in northwestern Russia,...
New perspective improves VA programs
LANDSDOWNE, Va: A new perspective has enabled leaders at the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve the level and accessibility...
UN Questions Legality of US Use of Drones
UNITED NATIONS: The U.N. Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial killings says the use of armed unmanned aircraft by the United States...
Aegis Destroyer Intercepts Ballistic Missile Target
KAUAI, Hawaii --- JS Myoko, Japan's third destroyer equipped with Lockheed Martin's Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system, successfully intercepted...
Russia offers helicopters for NATO operations in Afghanistan
BRUSSELS: Russia could supply helicopters for NATO-led operations in Afghanistan, an executive at the state hi-tech corporation Russian Technology said...
German Army to Lease Heron UAV for ISR Missions
Rheinmetall Defence and the German Federal Office of Defense Technology and Procurement (Bundesamt für Wehrtechnik und Beschaffung – BWB) signed...
US-Indian Armies Wrap Up Historic Exercise
CAMP BUNDELA, India: With a massive display of firepower and teamwork, the U.S. and Indian armies finished their largest joint...
Six UN staff killed in Kabul attack: UN spokesman
KABUL: Six foreign UN staff were killed and another nine wounded, including some seriously, in an armed attack on a...
C-27J Spartan Set to Join US Air Force Fleet
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill: Air Force plans to include the C-27J Spartan, the latest propeller-driven airlifter planned for the...
First Flight for New HELLFIRE II Missile Design
ORLANDO, Fla: Lockheed Martin's new multi-functional AGM-114R Hellfire II missile scored a direct hit during its first proof-of-principle (POP) flight...
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