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31st MEU Receives Corps’ New M777 Lightweight Howitzer
US Marine Corps, CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan: The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit received its first M777 Lightweight Howitzers recently on...
IAF buys advanced radars to improve coastal surveillance
Press Trust of India, As part of its move to thicken radar coverage over the Southern Indian peninsula, Indian Air...
France Admits Indian Helicopter Deal Off, Plans Rebid
Agence France-Presse, France’s foreign minister admitted Dec. 21 that a deal for European aerospace giant EADS’ unit Eurocopter to supply...
UK and France Launch New Partnership on Future Guided Weapons Technology
UK Ministry of Defence, Britain and France today announced a new multi-million pound initiative in European defence research collaboration, with...
Navy Modernizes Amphibious Ships and Hovercraft
US Navy, PANAMA CITY: Invisible to approximately 5,000 people witnessing the USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) commissioning ceremony, Dec. 15,...
The Netherlands, the Arms Trade and Human Rights
, The Netherlands plays a prominent role in the export of arms. A new report from Campagne tegen Wapenhandel (CtW,...
Modernized GPS Satellite Built by Lockheed Martin Successfully Launched
Lockheed Martin, CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION: A US Air Force modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellite,...
Army to Get More Stryker NBC Recon Vehicles
US Army, WASHINGTON: The Army now has authorization to purchase 95 more Stryker nuclear, biological and chemical reconnaissance vehicles, in...
Indian Court Orders Bribery Probe in French Sub Deal
Agence France-Presse, An Indian court on Dec. 20 ordered police to complete a probe into charges that a bribe was...
Navy Buys Patrol Ships for EUR 467 Million
Netherlands Infomation Services BV, THE HAGUE: Defence State Secretary Cees van der Knaap has made an agreement with several companies...
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