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Commander proposes three-part security force for Northern Iraq
WASHINGTON: The top U.S. commander in Iraq has proposed a tripartite arrangement between American, Iraqi and Kurdish forces to shore...
Enlisted sensor operators take flight in AF’s newest career field
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas: The U.S. Air Force boasts more than 130 enlisted career fields and on Aug. 17...
Enhancing Littoral Warfighting Capabilities
Baltimore MD: A Northrop Grumman-led team has successfully demonstrated the integration of the AN/SPQ-9B radar and Naval Expeditionary Overwatch (NEO)...
Russia holds large-scale Ladoga-2009 military drills
MOSCOW: Russia has started the strategic component of ongoing military exercises in the northwest of the country, an aide to...
Modernized GPS IIR Spacecraft Launched Successfully for USAF
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION: A modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellite, designed and built by Lockheed...
Swiss Army Could Be Cut By A Third
The Swiss Army could be slashed by at least a third over the next ten to 12 years, Defence Minister...
New Equipment On the Way to Afghanistan
Efforts to provide more type RG32 light armoured patrol vehicles to troops in Afghanistan are in full swing right now...
F-35 Successful in First Probe-and-Drogue Aerial Refueling
FORT WORTH, Texas: A short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter has become...
Russia Set To Modernize Libya’s Soviet-Era Tanks
Moscow, Russia: Russia and Libya have signed a contract to overhaul at least 145 T-72 Russian-made battle tanks in service...
Russian Air Force Could Acquire 60 Su-Family Jet Fighters By 2015
Moscow, Russia: Russia's Air Force may receive over 60 Su fighters worth at least 60 billion rubles ($1.9 bln) under...
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