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C-130 mechanics beat repair deadline for gunship
, ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga: When Aircraft 89-0512, an AC-130U Gunship, arrived at Robins AFB for program depot maintenance,...
Operational Restrictions For Armidale Class Patrol Boats
, Defence is investigating the recurrence of Armidale Class Patrol Boat fuel system defects, in conjunction with the prime contractor...
China's Anti-Satellite Weapon No Threat to US Missile Defense
, PENTAGON: The deputy director of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency says his organization could fairly easily develop a system...
US: Israel Likely Violated Cluster Bomb Agreement During Hezbollah War
, WASHINGTON: The Bush administration has told Congress that Israel likely violated U.S. arms export agreements with its use of...
USS Newport News Commanding Officer Relieved of Command
, BAHRAIN: Rear Adm. Douglas J. McAneny, commander, Combined Task Force 54, completed administrative personnel actions involving select members of...
BAE Systems Receives Follow-on Contract for New Swedish Artillery System
, KARLSKOGA, Sweden: BAE Systems has received a SEK 100 million contract from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration for the...
Cut Off Cluster Munition Sales to Israel; Compel Israel to Provide Strike Data
, WASHINGTON, DC: Preliminary US government findings that Israel violated agreements with the United States by its use of cluster...
Military Police Teach Rule of Law, Tolerance to Iraqi Police
, WASHINGTON: A US military police brigade deployed in Baghdad is teaching Iraqi police about democratic principles such as tolerance...
C-130 maintenance unit gets much needed upgrade
, SOUTHWEST ASIA: Airmen of the 746th Aircraft Maintenance Unit who generate C-130 Hercules aircraft throughout Southwest Asia now have...
At least 200 militants killed in Iraq battle
, At least 200 Shiite zealots, including a cult leader claiming to be a descendant of the Prophet Mohammed, were...
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