Top 50 Military & Defense News & Stories - July 10
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey are seeing initial assessments submitted daily from teams in Iraq, but only the full range of assessments seen as a whole will tell the s...
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During a visit to the East Coast homeport for six Ohio-class fleet ballistic-missile and two guided-missile submarines in Kings Bay, Georgia, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel spoke with 14 female submariners, toured the ballistic-missile su...
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The U.S. military is assisting nations like Colombia in fighting insurgents armed with deadly and destructive improvised explosive devices.
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Air Force Master Sgt. Donald Stichter trained hard, and his dedication paid off as he entered and completed a 26.2-mile runner's marathon.
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Beijing (AFP) July 08, 2014 China and the US geared early Wednesday for high-stakes talks on a slew of thorny issues, as American officials warned against rising tensions caused by Beijing's "problematic" claim to swathes of the South Ch...
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Sydney (AFP) July 08, 2014 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Tuesday declared his determination to pursue peace in Asia, as he strengthened defence ties with Australia and signed an ambitious free-trade agreement. Abe used an historic a...
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Sydney (AFP) July 08, 2014 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Tuesday played down recent tensions with neighbour China, saying the countries were "inextricably linked" and his door was always open for dialogue. Tokyo and Beijing have lon...
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Washington (AFP) July 08, 2014 NATO's chief warned Tuesday that, despite a disputed election, Afghanistan must sign a security pact on a post-combat international training mission by September, or there will be "severe" problems for the ...
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Seoul (AFP) July 09, 2014 North Korea on Wednesday fired what appeared to be two short-range missiles into the sea in the latest in a series of launches interspersed with spurned peace overtures to South Korea. A spokesman for the Joint ...
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Tehran (AFP) July 08, 2014 Iran's supreme leader revealed Tuesday his country's demands for a massive long-term increase in its nuclear enrichment capability, laying bare huge gaps between Tehran and world powers negotiating a deal. The ...
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Canberra, Australia (UPI) Jul 8, 2013 Australia and Japan are strengthening cooperation in the areas of defense science and technology under a new bilateral agreement. The accord - formally named the Agreement between the Government of A...
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Seoul (AFP) July 09, 2014 North Korea announced Wednesday the death of retired General Jon Pyong-Ho, a chief architect of Pyongyang's ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programmes and an individually named target of international sanc...
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Baghdad (AFP) July 08, 2014 Iraqi deputies agreed to meet on Sunday after delays to the formation of a new government outraged people tired of political polarisation and fearful of a brutal Sunni militant offensive. It was unclear what p...
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Washington (AFP) July 08, 2014 US telecom giant Verizon said Tuesday it received nearly 150,000 requests for customer data from US law enforcement agencies in the first half of 2014. The total including subpoenas, warrants and other orde...
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Washington (AFP) July 08, 2014 US military officers are still unsure if the F-35 fighter will be cleared to make its debut at a British air show next week, a potentially damaging setback for the costly program. The Joint Strike Fighter h...
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New Delhi (AFP) July 08, 2014 British Foreign Secretary William Hague said Tuesday he had raised a $12-billion fighter jet deal being negotiated by French company Dassault with India's government during talks with his counterpart in New ...
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Toulon, France (UPI) Jul 8, 2013 DCNS, the French shipbuilding and naval defense company, has inaugurated a facility in the country dedicated to meeting the military needs of Saudi Arabia. Modernization and maintenance programs at the fa...
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Reston, Va. (UPI) Jul 8, 2013 An autonomous unmanned vessel for long-duration trail of quiet, diesel-electric submarines is to undergo sea testing next year. Leidos, a security and engineering solutions company, said the ACTUV, or autono...
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Beijing (AFP) July 08, 2014 Chinese authorities are probing another senior figure for graft, officials said Tuesday, the latest politician with links to the country's former security chief to face investigation. The Central Commission fo...
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They were known as the Land Girls, an army of women who worked the fields to keep Britons fed during the First and Second World Wars. By 1943 the Women’s Land Army had 80,000 members but they were largely forgotten after the war, and it ...
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In the middle of the 19th century, the massive binary system Eta Carinae underwent an eruption that ejected at least 10 times the sun's mass and made it the second-brightest star in the sky. Now, a team of astronomers has used extens...
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TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. - A Royal Saudi Air Force AWACS aircraft recently left Tinker for duty in Saudi Arabia after a nearly year-long restoration by the 76th Maintenance Squadron. Danny Simon, Middle East support chief ...
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LOS ANGELES - Ducommun Incorporated (NYSE: DCO) (“Ducommun” or the “Company”) today announced that it has been awarded several contracts by Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. (NYSE:SPR) to produce structural asse...
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Russia’s United Instrument-Making Corporation, a Rostec subsidiary, presented the unique and innovative Chirok drone at the Innoprom international technology exhibition, the press service of the state corporation reported.
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​Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil - Turkish regional airline Borajet has ratified an agreement to acquire four E190s as part of an initiative to gradually upgrade its turboprop fleet, add capacity and frequencies, and grow its ne...
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Soyuz Flight VS08 Arianespace’s next medium-lift Soyuz to be launched from French Guiana is now complete following the integration of its “upper composite,” made up of four O3b Networks connectivity satellites, their pr...
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Secretary of State Philip Hammond talks about the important role the UK has played at the heart of NATO.
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The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Singapore for Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) kits and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of ...
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Two teenage twin girls who are feared to have joined jihadist fighters in Syria were named as bright college students from Manchester
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With the Skylens™, helicopter operators will be able to extend their services, improving flight safety at night and under limited visibility conditions, where landing is often impaired by low visibility Medium size civil rotorcraft...
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Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company, has just completed the production of the two heat shields for the first European ExoMars mission in 2016. These shields will protect the Schiaparelli capsule when ...
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One does not build military aircraft to fly at air shows. It is fun to see the planes, to visit static displays and to talk with manufacturers and users. But the reality of what a plane can do is only seen in battle and advanced training...
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The individuals who have 24 hour pre-release access to MOD's key national and official statistics publications.
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Good morning! Here's what people will be talking about on Wednesday. 1. The Israeli Defense Force hit at least 160 terror sites on the Hamas-controlled Gaza strip overnight. Operation Protective Edge continues into its second day to stop...
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At Eurosatory 2014, ST Kinetics of Singapore unveils its new Bronco New-Gen All-Terrain tracked armoured vehicle. The new Bronco New-Gen combines the outstanding mobility of the lighter Bronco with the proven high survivability of the he...
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Indonesian shipyard PT PAL launched the third and final KCR-60 Fast Attack Missile Craft for the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL). The first KCR-60 have already been handed over to the Indonesian Navy on 28th June and was given the name KRI Samp...
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As anybody who has started a campfire by rubbing sticks knows, friction generates heat. Now, computer modeling by NASA scientists shows that friction could be the key to survival for some distant Earth-sized planets traveling in dangerou...
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North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles, presumed to be Scud-type into the sea from an inland site on Wednesday, July 9, 2014, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) in South Korea said Wednesday, the latest in a series of laun...
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Dickey & De Visser, Daily Beast
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Saab Press release SAAB 9LV Mk4 Combat Management System (photo : SaabGroup) EOS 500 Electro-Optical Fire Control and Observation Director Ceros 200 fire control radar AMB 3D radar Saab’s modernization of the Combat Systems (CS) on-board...
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Clemens Wergin, NY Times
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K. Brannen, Foreign Policy
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James Holmes, The Diplomat
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Al Mauroni, WOTR
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J. Shiffman, New Republic
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Thomas Vien, National Interest
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Michael Ryan, ASPI Strategist
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Tim Starks, Roll Call
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EVERETT, Wash. - Boeing [NYSE: BA] celebrated the first 787-9 Dreamliner delivery today with launch customer Air New Zealand. About 1,000 Boeing employees representing the 787 program joined Air New Zealand executives and gues...
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The Bundestag and Parliament choirs re-enact First World War history tonight, says Joe Shute
