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Russian government plans to revamp defense industry, il y a 13 années, 1 mois sur RIA NovostiRussian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday the government was planning to adopt a new program on the modernization of the country's defense industry in the near future. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
New Zealand AF Projects Start To Show Progress, il y a 13 années, 1 mois sur defensenews.comWELLINGTON - The final phase of acceptance testing on a New Zealand Air Force upgraded P-3K Orion prototype has begun at L-3 Communications Integrated Systems' facility in Texas. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
Seoul Rejects N. Korea Bid To Bring Talks Forward, il y a 13 années, 1 mois sur defensenews.comSEOUL - Seoul on Jan. 31 rejected North Korea's proposal to bring forward the date of military talks designed to ease months of tension, the defence ministry said. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
Agapanthe 2010 : Big Fox exercise with the UAE Air Force, il y a 13 années, 1 mois sur Rafale NewsLire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
Northrop's Last Ship Aces Its Sea Trials, il y a 13 années, 1 mois sur defensenews.comABOARD THE DESTROYER WILLIAM P. LAWRENCE (DDG 110) - An ebullient mood permeated this newest warship of the U.S. Navy as it threaded the Pascagoula, Miss., shipping channel to return from three busy days of sea trials. Navy inspectors and Northrop Grumman engineers had put the ship and its systems through hundreds of tests to see what worked and what needed to be fixed and, while problems inevitably cropped up, most of those on board sensed that the ship had performed extraordinarily well. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
Report on China Air Maneuvers Lifts 'Top Gun' Scene, il y a 13 années, 1 mois sur defensenews.comBEIJING - China's state broadcaster is facing questions after Internet users spotted that footage in a report on air force maneuvers in a national newscast was taken from the film "Top Gun," which is about U.S. Navy pilots. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
Explosion At Venezuelan Munitions Depot Kills 1, il y a 13 années, 1 mois sur defensenews.comCARACAS, Venezuela - At least one person was killed and several injured in northern Venezuela early Jan. 30 when a series of powerful explosions shook an arms and munitions depot, officials said. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
MMRCA Analysis, il y a 13 années, 1 mois sur Rafale NewsLire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
Russia says too early to talk tactical nuclear weapons with United States, il y a 13 années, 1 mois sur RIA NovostiIt is too early to discuss limiting tactical nuclear weapons (TNW) with the United States. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
Gates, Canadian Defense Minister Defend F-35, il y a 13 années, 2 mois sur defensenews.comOTTAWA - U.S. and Canadian defense chiefs on Jan. 27 vigorously defended the F-35 fighter jet program, despite criticism over costs and technical delays. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
'Level-Field' Bill Introduced in U.S. Senate, il y a 13 années, 2 mois sur defensenews.comTwo U.S. senators are introducing legislation that would require the Pentagon to take into account illegal foreign subsidies in the U.S. Air Force's ongoing tanker procurement saga. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
U.S. To Egyptian Military: 'Exercise Restraint', il y a 13 années, 2 mois sur defensenews.comWASHINGTON - A top U.S. general on Friday called on the Egyptian military to "exercise restraint" in the face of street protests sweeping the country. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
Russia-U.S. arms reduction treaty could enter into force in February (Update 1), il y a 13 années, 2 mois sur RIA NovostiThe Russian-U.S. strategic arms reduction treaty could enter into force in early February, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday after signing off on the new START treaty ratification documents. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
U.S. Senator: Fold Coast Guard Into DoD, il y a 13 années, 2 mois sur defensenews.comNewly elected Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., thinks the U.S. Coast Guard should be part of the Defense Department, not the Department of Homeland Security. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
U.S. calls on Egyptian military to 'exercise restraint', il y a 13 années, 2 mois sur defensenews.comWASHINGTON - A top U.S. general on Friday called on the Egyptian military to "exercise restraint" in the face of street protests sweeping the country. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
Sierra Leone Ready To Join Ivory Coast Intervention, il y a 13 années, 2 mois sur defensenews.comFREETOWN, Sierra Leone - Sierra Leone is prepared to contribute troops if regional governments decided to take military action to force Laurent Gbagbo from power in Ivory Coast, the defense minister said on Friday. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
U.S. Tanker Probe Should Not Delay Purchase: EADS, il y a 13 années, 2 mois sur defensenews.comWASHINGTON - A possible investigation into a document mix-up in the politically charged contest for a new U.S. military aerial refueling tanker should not delay the new tanker purchase, the European aerospace giant EADS said Jan. 28. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
Russia-U.S. arms reduction treaty could enter into force in February (Update 2), il y a 13 années, 2 mois sur RIA NovostiThe Russian-U.S. strategic arms reduction treaty could enter into force in early February, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday after signing off on the new START treaty ratification documents. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
USAF: Disclosing Tanker Bid Info Did No Harm, il y a 13 années, 2 mois sur defensenews.comThe inadvertent release of confidential information in the competition to build the next aerial refueling tanker didn't hurt the $35 billion project, U.S. Air Force officials told a Senate panel Jan. 27. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
Italian Air Force Receives 1st Tanker From Boeing, il y a 13 années, 2 mois sur defensenews.comROME - The Italian Air Force took delivery on Jan. 27 of the first of four Boeing KC767-A tanker aircraft it has acquired. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
Gates Heads To Canada For Talks On War, Weapons, il y a 13 années, 2 mois sur defensenews.comWASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Robert Gates departed for Canada for talks on the war in Afghanistan as well Ottawa's plans to purchase F-35 fighter jets, the Pentagon said on Jan. 26. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
France Offers To Sell Iraq Mirage Fighter Jets, il y a 13 années, 2 mois sur defensenews.comBAGHDAD - France has proposed to sell 18 Mirage fighters to Iraq, which is already negotiating a deal for U.S. F-16s to protect its skies after American forces pull out at the end of this year, the French ambassador said. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
U.S. Pledges Help For Philippine Navy, il y a 13 années, 2 mois sur defensenews.comMANILA - The United States said Jan. 27 it would help boost the Philippines' capacity to patrol its waters as part of a larger goal of keeping vital Asian sea lanes open amid the rise of China. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
Scrapping Nimrod Planes 'Puts Britain At Risk', il y a 13 années, 2 mois sur defensenews.comLONDON - Former British military chiefs said Jan. 27 the scrapping of a fleet of Nimrod surveillance aircraft will create a "massive security gap" and leave Britain's Trident nuclear submarines vulnerable. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
Russia's Angara booster rocket to be 'ready for tests' in 2012, il y a 13 années, 2 mois sur RIA NovostiRussia's new generation Angara booster rocket will be ready for a test launch by 2012, the country's space force commander said on Thursday. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
Strategic Missile Forces upgrade command and control systems, il y a 13 années, 2 mois sur RIA NovostiRussia's Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) are introducing fourth generation automated control systems with triple-redundant communication links, the service's head Lt Gen. Sergey Karakayev said on Thursday. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
Russian answer to U.S. reusable robotic spacecraft in the offing, il y a 13 années, 2 mois sur RIA NovostiRussian researchers are working on an unmanned spacecraft similar to the U.S. Boeing X-37 Orbital Test Vehicle, Space Troops chief Oleg Ostapenko said on Thursday. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
U.S. Army Wants To Redirect Funding for Humvees, il y a 13 années, 2 mois sur defensenews.comThe U.S. Army still plans to launch a competitive program to upgrade its Humvee fleet, according to the final draft of the service's Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Strategy, released Jan. 27. But the service has been unsuccessful so far at securing funding for the effort. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
Estonian MoD Proposes Cyber Defense Unit, il y a 13 années, 2 mois sur defensenews.comHELSINKI - Estonia's Ministry of Defense (MoD) has proposed presented a new proposal to establishing a national cyber defense unit (NCDU) of computer experts drawn mostly from the ranks of the Baltic country's electronics and computer communities. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
German Move Does Not Hurt A400M Program: French MoD, il y a 13 années, 2 mois sur defensenews.comPARIS - The German parliament's decision to back a purchase of 53 A400M aircraft but sell 13 units into the export market keeps the military aircraft program on track but needs to be confirmed by the government, the French Ministry of Defense spokesman said Jan. 27. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |