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Seoul: Scores of former North Korean soldiers who defected to South Korea will this week form a group aimed at toppling the regime with the help of serving soldiers there, one of its leaders said Monday. Some 200 ex-soldiers will Thursday launch the NK People's Liberation Front, Jang Ce-Yul, the group's secretary general, told AFP. "We still [...]

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A series of successful flight tests aimed at opening the flight envelope have been completed for the pre-owned B767-200ER (Extended Range) aircraft, converted by Bedek Aviation Group of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to a Multi Mission Tanker Transport (MMTT) configuration for the Colombian government and the end user, the Colombian Air Force. The converted aircraft is [...]

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KABUL, Afghanistan: Progress in Afghanistan has been faster than expected in some respects, and not as far along in others, Army Gen. David H. Petraeus said here today. Petraeus, the commander of U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan, spoke to reporters traveling with Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, before [...]

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While the GR4 Tornados of II (Army Cooperation) Squadron protected the Afghan people and coalition troops, II Squadron RAF Regiment Gunners protected the airfield in Kandahar. RAF Marham's II (Army Cooperation) Squadron's Tornados flew missions from Kandahar in support of ISAF forces across the whole of Afghanistan, including direct support to UK troops in Helmand. As well, [...]

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Taipei: Taiwan expects a much-anticipated missile defence shield to be ready next year after buying advanced weapons at a cost of about 300 billion Taiwan dollars (9.4 billion US), local media reported Monday. Six batteries of Patriot III missiles forming the backbone of the system will account for roughly half the costs associated with the project, [...]

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Beijing: China needs a "carrier-killer" missile deterrent as a counter-balance to US naval supremacy in the Pacific, the state-controlled press said Monday. "China undoubtedly needs to build a highly credible anti-carrier capability," the Global Times said in an editorial. "Not only does China need an anti-ship ballistic missile, but also other carrier-killing measures," added the paper, which [...]

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Moscow: The defence ministers of Russia and Israel on Monday signed an agreement on military cooperation, hailing the unity between Moscow and the Jewish state. "We have signed a long-term agreement on military cooperation," said Russian Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov after the meeting with his Israeli counterpart Ehud Barak, quoted by Russian news agencies. "We have discussed [...]

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Heralding a new chapter in the history of defence cooperation, India and South Korea today signed two landmark Memoranda of Understanding to give a huge boost to the Strategic Partnership between the two countries. The two MoUs were signed at the end of nearly ninety minutes of intensive discussions, marked by warmth, between the delegations of [...]

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KABUL, Afghanistan: Building Afghan security forces that are capable, professional and sustainable is going to take a long time, but also is key to long-term success, the general who leads the NATO training mission in Afghanistan said here today. Army Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV explained the effort to reporters traveling with Navy Adm. Mike [...]

General Seeks to Build Professional, Sustainable Afghan Forces is a post from: DefenceTalk | Defense & Military News - Forums - Pictures - Weapons

LONDON: The former head of the British army has strongly criticized former Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown for letting British troops down in Iraq and Afghanistan by not adequately funding the two conflict efforts. Retired General Richard Dannatt makes the claim in his new book. While Tony Blair is out promoting his new book, [...]

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The all electric Cri-Cri, jointly developed by EADS Innovation Works, Aero Composites Saintonge and the Green Cri-Cri Association has made its official maiden flight at Le Bourget airport near Paris on Thursday. This Cri-Cri is the first-ever four-engined all-electric aerobatic plane. The event has been supported by the French Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace. The [...]

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NEW DELHI: Northrop Grumman Corporation will be participating at INDESEC 2010 where it will highlight a range of its key capabilities dedicated to civil defence, national security and resilience. INDESEC 2010 takes place from 6-8 Sept. 2010 at the Pragati Maidan, central Delhi. It is the only exhibition and conference held in India that integrates the [...]

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The Typhoon will attend both Hradec Králové and Ostrava air shows. This month sees Eurofighter Typhoon venturing to the Czech Republic as we attend two key European air shows held in the country. With a potential requirement for a new, more capable and fully NATO compatible fighter to replace the Air Force’s existing leased JAS 39 [...]

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WASHINGTON: Army unmanned aircraft systems officials said success was so great with the integration and testing of the Hellfire missile aboard the Grey Eagle UAS that the Army would begin deployment of four weaponized systems to Afghanistan in the fall. In a Pentagon bloggers roundtable Aug. 25, Col. Greg Gonzalez, program manager for Army UAS said [...]

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EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.: The Air Force's ongoing alternative fuels certification efforts reached a new milestone Aug. 27 when a C-17 Globemaster III from here flew on all engines using jet fuel blended with a combination of traditional petroleum-based fuel, or JP-8, biofuel derived in part from animal fat, and synthetic fuel derived from [...]

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