Tuesday, September 28, 2010

DTN News: Defense News / Latest Press Releases Dated September 29, 2010

DTN News: Defense News / Latest Press Releases Dated September 29, 2010 Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - September 29, 2010: Comprehensive daily news related to Defense News / Latest Press Releases for the world of TODAY.*Comprehensive daily news related to Defense News / Latest Press Releases for the world of TODAY

*Sources - Defense News, Defense-Aerospace.com

Russian Firms Battle Devalued Ruble With Aggressive Sales

Sign of Changing Times

BY WILLIAM MATTHEWS

As spending cuts go, the $8 billion that U.S. Senate appropriators trimmed from next year's defense spending bill wasn't much - a little more than 1 percent ... full story

Georgia War Spurs Russia To Set Sweeping Overhaul

BY NABI ABDULLAEV

MOSCOW - Despite the global financial crunch that painfully hit Russia's economy, Moscow continued to increase its military spending, including for procurement of ... full story

Tensions Mount as U.K. Strategic Review Nears

BY TIM MAHON

LONDON - It would be a brave, perhaps foolhardy, observer who would make any firm predictions regarding British defense spending today. At press time, the defense deba ... full story

Bundeswehr Reviews Its Entire Structure

BY ALBRECHT MÜLLER

BERLIN - Required by the government to cut 8.3 billion euros ($10.5 billion) from defense spending by 2014, the German military has outlined possible reductions in str ... full story

Nordic Budgets Reflect Push for Cost-Cutting, Efficiency

BY GERARD O'DWYER

HELSINKI - Aggregate Nordic spending on defense is forecast to rise by an average of 2.3 percent in 2011 as governments construct budgets to accommodate ambitious proc ... full story

Indian Defense Budgets Shift Focus

BY VIVEK RAGHUVANSHI

NEW DELHI - India's defense budgets will continue to emphasize naval assets, while weapon purchases increasingly will focus on strategic systems and force multipl ... full story

Poland's Defense Budget Rises, With Emphasis on Modernization

BY JAROSLAW ADAMOWSKI

WARSAW - After last year's tight defense budget, austerity measures seem to be over for Poland's Army. In 2011, the country's military spending will gro ... full story

Pakistani Defense Funding in Cross Hairs After Floods

BY USMAN ANSARI

ISLAMABAD - In the aftermath of the Pakistan floods, some observers say defense spending may be cut to aid reconstruction efforts, but in the end, objections to job lo ...full story

Canada Works To Replenish Well-Worn Fleets

BY DAVID PUGLIESE

VICTORIA, British Columbia - Future defense procurement and spending in Canada will be driven by the need to replace equipment that is due for retirement or worn out b ... full story

U.S. Navy Awards Super Hornet Contract

BY JOHN REED

The U.S. Navy today awarded Boeing the long-awaited $5 billion multiyear contract for 124 F/A-18EF Super Hornets and their Growler electronic attack variants. ... full story 28 Sep 17:47 EDT (21:47 GMT)

Europe »

Singapore Signs To Buy 12 M-346 Trainers For 250 Million Euros

BY TOM KINGTON

Italy's Finmeccanica has been awarded a 250 million euro contract by Singapore to supply 12 M-346 jet trainers built by its unit Alenia Aermacchi, the firm announced Sept. 28. ... full story 28 Sep 07:29 EDT (11:29 GMT)

S. Korea, Russia Seek Air Force Hotline

BY JUNG SUNG-KI

SEOUL - The top commanders of the South Korean and Russian militaries agreed to establish a hotline between their air forces to boost bilateral ties, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) here said Sept. 27. ... full story 27 Sep 16:39 EDT (20:39 GMT)

U.K.'s Fox Favors Keeping 2nd JSF Engine

BY JOHN REED

Not even the urgings of Liam Fox, British secretary of state for defense, to a powerful U.S. senator were enough to keep the U.S. Senate's Appropriations Committee from zeroing funds for an alternate engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). ... full story 23 Sep 16:51 EDT (20:51 GMT)

Americas »

U.S. Navy Awards Super Hornet Contract

BY JOHN REED

The U.S. Navy today awarded Boeing the long-awaited $5 billion multiyear contract for 124 F/A-18EF Super Hornets and their Growler electronic attack variants. ... full story 28 Sep 17:47 EDT (21:47 GMT)

'Anomaly' Shuts Down Testing on F136 Engine

BY JOHN REED

GE was forced to shut down testing on one of its F136 alternate engines for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter during a test on Sept. 23 when a "development engine experienced an anomaly at near maximum fan speed," company officials have revealed. ... full story 28 Sep 17:14 EDT (21:14 GMT)

U.K.'s Fox Favors Keeping 2nd JSF Engine

BY JOHN REED

Not even the urgings of Liam Fox, British secretary of state for defense, to a powerful U.S. senator were enough to keep the U.S. Senate's Appropriations Committee from zeroing funds for an alternate engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). ... full story 23 Sep 16:51 EDT (20:51 GMT)

Asia & Pacific Rim »

Singapore Signs To Buy 12 M-346 Trainers For 250 Million Euros

BY TOM KINGTON

Italy's Finmeccanica has been awarded a 250 million euro contract by Singapore to supply 12 M-346 jet trainers built by its unit Alenia Aermacchi, the firm announced Sept. 28. ... full story 28 Sep 07:29 EDT (11:29 GMT)

S. Korea, Russia Seek Air Force Hotline

BY JUNG SUNG-KI

SEOUL - The top commanders of the South Korean and Russian militaries agreed to establish a hotline between their air forces to boost bilateral ties, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) here said Sept. 27. ... full story 27 Sep 16:39 EDT (20:39 GMT)

Indian Missile Fails To Launch for Routine Test

BY VIVEK RAGHUVANSHI

NEW DELHI - India's short-range, nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile failed to launch Sept. 24 during a test at the Chandipur missile range in the eastern state of Orissa. ...full story 24 Sep 14:11 EDT (18:11 GMT)

Middle East & Africa »

DoD: Pakistan, U.S. Discuss NATO Strike

BY AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon on Sept. 28 said recent cross-border strikes by NATO helicopters in Pakistan were marked by "communication breakdowns," as allied officers were not able to contact their Pakistani counterparts about the operation until afterward. ... full story 28 Sep 14:59 EDT (18:59 GMT)

Germany's ThyssenKrupp Pulls Out Of Iran

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

BERLIN - ThyssenKrupp became on Sept. 23 Germany's latest corporate giant to announce it was pulling out of Iran as part of Western pressure on the Islamic republic over its nuclear program. ... full story 23 Sep 08:34 EDT (12:34 GMT)

Russia Military Cooperation With Iran To Continue

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

MOSCOW - Russia joining the ban on supplying arms such as missile systems and military aircraft to Iran will not mean a complete halt on military and technical cooperation between Moscow and the country, Russia's deputy foreign minister said Sept. 23. ... full story

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