Friday, January 27, 2012

U.K. to Develop Short Range Protection System for Warships---------Defense News

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LONDON — Development of a short-range weapon to protect Royal Navy warships from fast jets and sea-skimming missiles has been given the gre...

Philippines Agrees to Greater American Presence

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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines on Jan. 27 announced plans to allow a greater U.S. military presence on its territory, in a move anal...

German Parliament Agrees to Reduce Afghan Troops-----------Defense News

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BERLIN — German lawmakers voted Jan. 26 to extend the mandate for German forces in Afghanistan by one year but for the first time cut the n...

Sweden to consider Gripen Upgrade-------------Defense News

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HELSINKI — Sweden’s government is expected to examine in the spring an Armed Forces Command (AFC) proposal covering a possible $5 billion u...

NATO Russia Missile Defence Confidence deteriorating -----Defense News

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BRUSSELS — NATO has made little progress on missile defense cooperation with Russia, possibly jeopardizing a planned summit in May, said NA...
Thursday, January 26, 2012

USAF to Retire Block 30 Global Hawk

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The U.S. Air Force is likely to retire its fleet of Block 30 Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk high-altitude unmanned survei...

Pakistan Responds Harsh to NATO strike

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ISLAMABAD — While the Pakistani military is in no mood to quietly return to full cooperation with NATO/ISAF forces in the aftermath of the ...