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14 août 2012 2 14 /08 /août /2012 11:35

PLA Air Force strategic projection capability covers all territories
August 13, 2012 By Zhang Li and Li Guowen Source: PLA Daily The military transport aircraft is a sign of a country’s strategic projection capability. It is learnt that the transport aircraft troop units under the Air Force of the Chinese People’s Liberation...
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14 août 2012 2 14 /08 /août /2012 11:30

Division West Soldiers test new technology to defeat IEDs
August 14th, 2012 By Army News Service - defencetalk.com Military combat engineers and civilian technical experts gathered here recently to conduct a series of experiments aimed at providing Soldiers with new technology in the counter-improvised explosive...
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14 août 2012 2 14 /08 /août /2012 09:44

Syria rebels claim jet downing as army advances
August 14th, 2012 defencetalk.com (AFP) Syrian rebels claimed they downed a fighter jet Monday in what would be a major coup for the opposition, but the regime seized the upper hand in Aleppo as it advanced into a new rebel-held district. President Bashar...
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14 août 2012 2 14 /08 /août /2012 09:33

India, Ecuador negotiate the sale of Dhruv
12th Aug SUMAN SHARMA - sunday-guardian.com Sales stopped after a 2009 crash, negotiation is on for increased pricing . NEW DELHI - The biggest customer of the indigenously made Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv outside the Indian armed forces is...
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14 août 2012 2 14 /08 /août /2012 09:27

Defence offsets cross Rs 25,000 crore; bigger contracts loom
14th Aug 12 By Ajai Shukla - Business Standard The MoD releases the Defence Production Policy in Jan 2011 Minister of State for Defence, MM Pallam Raju, told parliament today that Indian companies had signed 19 offset contracts with foreign vendors since...
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14 août 2012 2 14 /08 /août /2012 09:24

HMS Westminster returns from successful Middle East mission
Aug 14, 2012 ASDNews Source : Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom) Portsmouth-based warship HMS Westminster returned home today from a deployment to the Middle East which included a £14m drugs bust. The Type 23 frigate seized more than 70 bales containing...
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14 août 2012 2 14 /08 /août /2012 09:14

Pre-launch verifications underway with initial Galileo satellite for next Soyuz mission
Aug 14, 2012 ASDNews Source : Arianespace Europe’s Galileo Flight Model #3 (FM3) satellite is undergoing checkout at the Spaceport in preparation for launch along with its “sister” FM4 co-passenger on Arianespace’s next Soyuz mission from French Guiana,...
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14 août 2012 2 14 /08 /août /2012 09:03

AUS: Super Hornet debut at Exercise Pitch Black
14 August 2012 Pacific Sentinel The Super Hornet multi-role fighters of Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) No. 1 Squadron are making their Exercise Pitch Black debut appearance. Nine Super Hornets are operating alongside other RAAF aircraft and international...
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14 août 2012 2 14 /08 /août /2012 08:59

India: Modernisation of Artillery
14 August 2012 Pacific Sentinel The modernization of Artillery is being undertaken on a continuous basis. The following equipment has been inducted / upgraded into the Artillery:- (i) Pinaka Rocket System; (ii) Smerch Rocket System. (iii) BrahMos Missile...
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14 août 2012 2 14 /08 /août /2012 08:57

India: Purchase of Transport Aircraft
14 August 2012 Pacific Sentinel The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for procurement of 56 aircraft as replacement of Avro aircraft under 'Buy and Make' category on 23rd July 2012. The aircraft to replace Avro aircraft...
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14 août 2012 2 14 /08 /août /2012 08:53

Saab receives €20 Million order for RBS15 Mk3
RBS15 Mk3 is the main surface offensive weapon carried on the new German K130 missile corvette. August 13, 2012 defense-update.com The Swedish Defence and security company Saab has received an order from its German partner Diehl BGT for the Surface-to-Surface...
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14 août 2012 2 14 /08 /août /2012 08:42

Bradley Upgrades Continue - $306 Million Award Increases Contract Value to $646 Million
August 13, 2012 worldwide-defence YORK, Pennsylvania – BAE Systems received a $306 million contract modification to upgrade 353 Bradley Fighting Vehicles – one of the most survivable and reliable combat systems in theater. BAE Systems received a $306...
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14 août 2012 2 14 /08 /août /2012 08:40

BAE Systems Saudi Arabia concluded a contract for the processing capacity to repair Typhoon aircraft in national facilities
August 13, 2012 worldwide-defence BAE Systems Saudi Arabia is very pleased to announce that it has invested SAR-65M with Advanced Electronics Systems (AEC) and Rockwell Collins Deutschland (RCD) to bring into Saudi Arabia the repair capability for the...
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14 août 2012 2 14 /08 /août /2012 08:37

Russian Warships Head to Mediterranean
MOSCOW, August 13 (RIA Novosti) A Russian joint naval flotilla has arrived in the Mediterranean after missing a planned visit to a Russian Black Sea port, a defense ministry source said on Monday. The group of Russian warships and support ships from Russia’s...
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14 août 2012 2 14 /08 /août /2012 08:35

US Army certifies soldiers ready to defend battlespace against missiles, swarming boats with JLENS
August 13, 2012 worldwide-defence Warfighters are now qualified to deploy and operate with Raytheon's surveillance system HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Combatant commanders moved one step closer to being able to detect, track and engage...
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14 août 2012 2 14 /08 /août /2012 08:25

Syrie: Washington pourrait imposer une zone d'exclusion aérienne
WASHINGTON, 14 août - RIA Novosti Les Etats-Unis examinent toutes les options afin de faire pression sur le régime du président Assad, et n'excluent pas la création éventuelle d'une zone d'exclusion aérienne en Syrie, a déclaré lundi soir le porte-parole...
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14 août 2012 2 14 /08 /août /2012 08:22

«Croire et oser», un nouvel entraînement pour le CPA n°20 dans l’Essonne
13/08/2012 Sgt Jordan L'Hostis-le Hir - Armée de l'air Du 30 juillet au 9 août 2012, les commandos parachutistes de l’air (CPA n°20), basés à Dijon, ont accompli des exercices près d’Étampes et dans la forêt de Fontainebleau. L’entraînement «croire et...
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14 août 2012 2 14 /08 /août /2012 08:00

Simthetiq to Develop Visual 3D Military Models for NH90 Simulator
MONTREAL, Canada (August, 2012) – Simthetiq Simthetiq has recently been awarded a contract by Sogitec Industries to develop a vast number of military and civilian real-time 3D models for the French Army and Navy NH90 Helicopter FFS (Full Flight Simulator)...
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14 août 2012 2 14 /08 /août /2012 07:55

Un nouveau haut représentant civil de l’OTAN en Afghanistan à l’automne
août 13, 2012 Damien Kerlouet (BRUXELES2) C’est un Néerlandais qui va prendre les rênes de la représentation civile de l’alliance atlantique en Afghanistan. L’ambassadeur actuel du Royaume des Pays Bas en Estonie, Maurits R. Jochems, prendra ses fonctions...
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14 août 2012 2 14 /08 /août /2012 07:50

Pirated Dhow Disrupted By Counter Piracy Forces
August 13, 2012, published by EU NAVFOR Public Affairs Office After a three day hunt by NATO and EU counter piracy forces, HNLMS Rotterdam in close cooperation with EU Naval Force unit FGS Sachsen, has successfully disrupted a pirated dhow. This end game...
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14 août 2012 2 14 /08 /août /2012 07:40

Poutine annonce des achats colossaux d'avions militaires pour son armée
13/08/2012 Emmanuel Grynszpan - latribune.fr A l'occasion de la célébration du centenaire de son aviation militaire, le président russe a promis l'achat de 600 nouveaux avions et de 1.000 nouveaux hélicoptères d'ici 2020. Près de 100 milliards d'euros...
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13 août 2012 1 13 /08 /août /2012 18:02

Cavalrymen swap tanks for Warthogs in Helmand
The Warthog is very reliable and is the only vehicle that can get over all the difficult ground in Afghanistan – Picture MOD 2012 13 Aug 12 UK MoD - A Military Operations news article A squadron of cavalrymen have swapped their Challenger 2 tanks for...
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13 août 2012 1 13 /08 /août /2012 17:57

Syrian Air Force MiG-23 crashes near Iraq border
Syria has acquired a number of MiG-23 Flogger Fighter Bombers from Russia. Image US DoD 13 August 2012 airforce-technology.com A Russian-built MiG-23 fighter jet belonging to the Syrian Air Force has crashed near the Iraq border amidst claims it was shot...
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13 août 2012 1 13 /08 /août /2012 17:52

IDF acquires surplus Hummers from US Army
13 August 2012 army-technology.com The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) has acquired 2,000 surplus Hummer vehicles from the US Army to help expand its ground forces combat vehicles fleet. The A0 and A1 models of Hummers purchased under an undisclosed contract...
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13 août 2012 1 13 /08 /août /2012 17:50

Singapore Training Agreement Under Review
16 Super Puma helicopters stasioned in Oakey Army Aviation Center Australia (photo : CQ Plane Spotting) 13.08.2012 DEFENSE STUDIES A LONGSTANDING agreement to host the training of Singapore air force helicopter pilots in southern Queensland will be reviewed...
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