Navy Plans to Buy Fewer Ships
http://www.washingtonpost.com, Squeezed by budget constraints, the Navy is proposing significant cuts in its shipbuilding program that could batter the already struggling...
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China-Jordan ties to be developed
http://news.xinhuanet.com, BEIJING: China and Jordan should work together to expand bilateral exchanges and cooperation, said Chinese Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan here...
USS Lincoln to deploy next month
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, EVERETT, Wash. -- The USS Abraham Lincoln will leave on deployment in mid-October, not early next year as...
Royal Navy will run on Windows for Warships
http://www.theregister.co.uk, Almost three years ago the naval systems arm of major UK defence contractor BAE Systems took the decision to standardise...
Defence seeks "Identification Friend or Foe" systems for missiles
http://computerworld.co.nz, The New Zealand Defence Force is negotiating for technology that will make the country
U.N. finds no evidence Iraq made arms drone
The Washington Post, UNITED NATIONS -- The United Nations' chief weapons inspector has concluded there is no evidence that Iraq ever...
UK man sells arms to Sudan
http://www.news24.com/, London - A millionaire British arms dealer is fuelling a bloody civil war in Sudan by arranging to supply its...
German army worried by increasing number of fat soldiers
AFP, HAMBURG, Germany: The German army has discovered that more and more of its rank-and-file soldiers are unable to keep up...
US approves missile deflectors for VVIP jets
PTI, New Delhi: The US government has cleared the installation of missile deflector shields in the Boeing 737 aircraft to be...
Infantry soldiers to be armed with new portable anti-tank weapon over 2 years
AFP, SINGAPORE : The Singapore Armed Forces has a new portable anti-tank weapon, called the MATADOR.It is a compact and lightweight...
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