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Italian Navy AW-101s Start Afghanistan MissionBY TOM KINGTON
ROME - Three Italian Navy AW-101 helicopters will arrive in Afghanistan by Oct. 13 to start a 12 month tour, the Navy said Oct. 11. ... full story 11 Oct 18:27 EDT (22:27 GMT)
BY JOHN REED
EADS officials confirmed Oct. 7 that the company's Airbus A330-based refueling aircraft built for the Royal Australian Air Force has been certified by the Australian government to operate as a military tanker. ... full story 7 Oct 17:15 EDT (21:15 GMT)
BY GERARD O'DWYER
HELSINKI - Sweden's strategy to add export value to the JAS 39 Gripen-NG continues, following the signing of a production contract with Britain's Ministry of Defense covering the integration of the active radar-guided Beyond Visual Range Meteor missile into the Swedish combat aircraft. ... full story 7 Oct 13:05 EDT (17:05 GMT)
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Australia Certifies A330-based Tanker AircraftBY JOHN REED
EADS officials confirmed Oct. 7 that the company's Airbus A330-based refueling aircraft built for the Royal Australian Air Force has been certified by the Australian government to operate as a military tanker. ... full story 7 Oct 17:15 EDT (21:15 GMT)
BY JOHN T. BENNETT
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a protest filed by U.S. Aerospace and its Ukrainian KC-X tanker partner alleging the U.S. Air Force did not give them a fair shake. ... full story 6 Oct 17:20 EDT (21:20 GMT)
BY ALBRECHT MULLER
BONN - Germany wants to equip the aircraft that fly top government officials with anti-missile systems. ... full story 6 Oct 16:23 EDT (20:23 GMT)
Asia & Pacific Rim »
Italian Navy AW-101s Start Afghanistan MissionBY TOM KINGTON
ROME - Three Italian Navy AW-101 helicopters will arrive in Afghanistan by Oct. 13 to start a 12 month tour, the Navy said Oct. 11. ... full story 11 Oct 18:27 EDT (22:27 GMT)
BY JOHN REED
EADS officials confirmed Oct. 7 that the company's Airbus A330-based refueling aircraft built for the Royal Australian Air Force has been certified by the Australian government to operate as a military tanker. ... full story 7 Oct 17:15 EDT (21:15 GMT)
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
NEW DELHI - Half of the weapons and equipment used by the Indian Air Force are obsolete and need urgent replacement, a top Indian defense official has said. ... full story 5 Oct 12:53 EDT (16:53 GMT)
Middle East & Africa »
Israel Signs for First JSF SquadronBY BARBARA OPALL-ROME
Tel Aviv - After nearly eight years of politically charged evaluation and negotiation, followed by acrimonious cost-benefit deliberations within the Israeli Cabinet, it is now official: The Israel Air Force will become the first non-partner nation to fly the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. ... full story 8 Oct 18:24 EDT (22:24 GMT)
BY ANNA SMOLCHENKO, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
NICOSIA - Russia is reimbursing Iran for its down payments on a deal for advanced S-300 ground-to-air missiles, which Moscow halted in the face of tough new U.N. sanctions, Russian Technologies chief Sergei Chemezov told reporters on Oct. 7. ... full story 7 Oct 08:15 EDT (12:15 GMT)
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
Europe »
Russia To Import 'Outdated' Arms: MinisterAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
MOSCOW - Russia will import arms rather than buy outdated Russian models, the defense minister said Oct. 4, slamming the failure of the domestic defense industry to meet modern standards. ... full story 4 Oct 11:24 EDT (15:24 GMT)
BY ALBRECHT MÜLLER
BERLIN - The executive committees of Germany's Christian Democratic Party (CDU) and Christian Social Party (CSU) agreed to allow the end of military conscription. ... full story 29 Sep 16:22 EDT (20:22 GMT)
BY KATE BRANNEN
In making its case for the tri-national Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS), Lockheed Martin announced Sept. 22 that over the lifetime of the program, MEADS would be more affordable than already fielded air and missile defense systems. ... full story 22 Sep 16:50 EDT (20:50 GMT)
Americas »
Pakistani Taliban Destroys Some 40 NATO VehiclesAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - More than 40 NATO vehicles were destroyed in two separate Taliban attacks in Pakistan on Oct. 6 as the militants stepped up their efforts to disrupt supply routes into Afghanistan. ... full story 6 Oct 14:36 EDT (18:36 GMT)
BY KATE BRANNEN
The U.S. Army will set out its revised requirements for the Ground Combat Vehicle in three tiers, service officials told industry officials last week. ... full story 5 Oct 17:56 EDT (21:56 GMT)
BY KATE BRANNEN
The U.S. Army is recommending the Pentagon terminate the Surface-Launched Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (SLAMRAAM) program, according to a letter from the National Guard Association of the United States. ... full story 5 Oct 15:37 EDT (19:37 GMT)
Asia & Pacific Rim »
Pakistani Taliban Destroys Some 40 NATO VehiclesAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - More than 40 NATO vehicles were destroyed in two separate Taliban attacks in Pakistan on Oct. 6 as the militants stepped up their efforts to disrupt supply routes into Afghanistan. ... full story 6 Oct 14:36 EDT (18:36 GMT)
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
NEW DELHI - Half of the weapons and equipment used by the Indian Air Force are obsolete and need urgent replacement, a top Indian defense official has said. ... full story 5 Oct 12:53 EDT (16:53 GMT)
BY AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
WASHINGTON - U.S. and Indian defense chiefs met Sept. 28 amid efforts by Washington to step up arms sales to New Delhi and ease restrictions on hi-tech weaponry. ... full story 28 Sep 17:26 EDT (21:26 GMT)
Middle East & Africa »
British Forces Hand Over Flashpoint Afghan District To U.S.BY DANNY KEMP, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
LONDON - British troops transferred responsibility for security in the Sangin district of southern Afghanistan to U.S. forces Sept. 20, leaving an area where Britain suffered its worst losses since the invasion. ... full story 20 Sep 10:55 EDT (14:55 GMT)
BY JIM MICHAELS, USA TODAY
BAGHDAD - Iraq is preparing to buy as much as $13 billion in American arms and military equipment, a huge order of tanks, ships and hardware that U.S. officials say shows Iraqi-U.S. military ties will be tight for years to come. ... full story 1 Sep 05:55 EDT (09:55 GMT)
BY KATE BRANNEN
As the final convoy of the Army's 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, based at Fort Lewis, Wash., entered Kuwait early Aug. 19, a different Stryker brigade remained in Iraq. ... full story 19 Aug 14:14 EDT (18:14 GMT)
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