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US missile strike targets 'Al-Qaeda leader' in Somalia
Agence France-Presse, MOGADISHU: The US military fired at least one cruise missile into southern Somalia near the Kenyan border, targeting...
Marine Commandant Halts Purchase of New Tactical Vests
US Army, WASHINGTON: Marine Commandant Gen. James T. Conway halted purchases of the Marine Corps’ new modular tactical vest after...
Hybrid-Electric Future Combat Systems to Roll on Line
US Army, FORT LAUDERDALE: The firing platform for the Army’s first new vehicular type in decades will start rolling off...
US to bring in trainers to help Pakistani paramilitaries: report
Agence France-Presse, Washington: The Pentagon is planning to send about 100 US military trainers to Pakistan to assist a paramilitary...
Air Force Leaders Testify About 2009 Budget Request
US Air Force, WASHINGTON: The Air Force's top two leaders testified before the House Armed Services Committee about the service's...
Saudi Arabia Again Implicated In Interfering In British Constitutional Affairs
, The Government is to face the Information Tribunal next week over its refusal to disclose documents relating to arms...
Nimitz CSG Ships Arrive in South Korea for Port Visits
US Navy, BUSAN, Republic of Korea: USS Nimitz (CVN 68), USS Princeton (CG 59) and USS John Paul Jones (DDG...
Global Hawk UAV Reaches 10 Years of Flight, 20,000 Flight Hours
Northrop Grumman, SAN DIEGO: The RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial system (UAS), built by Northrop Grumman Corporation, celebrated the 10th...
South America gripped by Colombia-Ecuador crisis
Agence France-Presse, BOGOTA: Colombia on Monday accused Ecuador and Venezuela of colluding with its FARC rebel foes in an escalating...
Work Commences on Navy's New Powerful Warship, Duncan
UK Ministry of Defence, Defence Minister Baroness Taylor today visited the BAE Systems shipyards, in Glasgow to mark the cutting...
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