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France 'Confident' of Winning Brazil Fighter Deal, il y a 13 années, 3 mois sur defensenews.com

PARIS - France is confident of scooping a major contract to sell Rafale fighter planes to Brazil under its new president Dilma Rousseff, the French defense minister said Jan. 4.

Top GOP Congressman: DoD Not Spared From Cuts, il y a 13 années, 3 mois sur defensenews.com

WASHINGTON - The U.S. military will face budget cuts as lawmakers hunt for savings to rein in the country's deficit and national debt, senior Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., said Jan. 4.

Bofors Case Returns To Haunt India's Ruling Party, il y a 13 années, 3 mois sur defensenews.com

NEW DELHI - One of India's biggest corruption cases that tarnished late prime minister Rajiv Gandhi in the 1980s returned to haunt the ruling party on Tuesday amid new charges of kickbacks and graft.

France Inks Iveco Truck Deal After Renault Protest, il y a 13 années, 3 mois sur defensenews.com

PARIS - The French government has signed a controversial contract worth 160 million euros ($214 million) with Iveco of Italy for a first batch of 200 heavy trucks for the French Army, an order which prompted a protest from the head of Renault Trucks, which lost in the bidding.

U.S. Envoy in Seoul on Mission To Ease Tensions, il y a 13 années, 3 mois sur defensenews.com

SEOUL - The United States' point man on North Korea arrived in Seoul on Jan. 4, calling for "serious negotiations" to ease tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear program and deadly attack on a South Korean island.

France Purchases 200 Meteor Missiles, il y a 13 années, 3 mois sur defensenews.com

PARIS - France has ordered a batch of Meteor missiles for an undisclosed amount, the Ministry of Defense said in a Jan. 3 statement.

Taiwan Won't Deploy Rockets Near China: Report, il y a 13 années, 3 mois sur defensenews.com

TAIPEI - Taiwan has decided not to deploy a new powerful rocket system on outlying islands near China, deeming it unnecessary in the context of fast warming ties with Beijing, local media reported Jan. 3.

Suspected Arms Dealer Turned Down Plea Bargain, il y a 13 années, 3 mois sur defensenews.com

MOSCOW - A suspected Russian arms dealer known as the "Merchant of Death" said in a rare interview published Jan. 2 that he rejected a U.S. plea bargain offer that would have exposed his alleged contact list.

Germany's Last Military Conscripts Report, il y a 13 années, 3 mois sur defensenews.com

Some 12,150 young Germans reported for compulsory military service on Jan. 3, the last contingent to do so after the government suspended conscription, a defense ministry spokesman said.

Taiwan Will Not Deploy Rockets Near China: Report, il y a 13 années, 3 mois sur defensenews.com

TAIPEI - Taiwan has decided not to deploy a new powerful rocket system on outlying islands near China, deeming it unnecessary in the context of fast warming ties with Beijing, local media reported Monday.

Russian Air Force to receive Ka-52 helicopters, il y a 13 années, 3 mois sur RIA Novosti

The Russia's Defense Ministry plans to start procuring Ka-52 Alligator helicopters for the national Air Force in 2011, ministry's official spokesman Col. Vladimir Drik said on Sunday.

Russian Air Force to receive up to 100 Sukhoi fighter jets by 2015, il y a 13 années, 3 mois sur RIA Novosti

The Russian Air Force will receive up to 100 Sukhoi fighter jets by 2015.

U.S. To Deploy New Intelligence Drone In Afghanistan, il y a 13 années, 3 mois sur defensenews.com

WASHINGTON - The U.S. military plans to deploy a new intelligence drone in Afghanistan, which military experts say will allow U.S. troops to monitor much larger operational theaters than before, The Washington Post reported Jan. 2.

N. Korea Calls for Better Relations with S. Korea, il y a 13 années, 3 mois sur defensenews.com

SEOUL - North Korea began 2011 with calls for improved relations with South Korea after a year of tensions marked by the first deadly attack on a civilian area since the war.

N. Korea calls for better relations with South, il y a 13 années, 3 mois sur defensenews.com

SEOUL - North Korea began 2011 with calls for improved relations with South Korea after a year of tensions marked by the first deadly attack on a civilian area since the war.

Iraq Takes Over Former U.S. Detention Facility, il y a 13 années, 3 mois sur defensenews.com

BASRA, Iraq - Camp Bucca, a military installation in southern Iraq where tens of thousands of detainees were once held by the U.S. military, was transferred to Iraqi control on Dec. 29.

Russia to pay over 700 million euros for first Mistral helicopter carrier - source, il y a 13 années, 3 mois sur RIA Novosti

Russia will pay France approximately 720 million euros for its first Mistral-class helicopter carrier for its Navy, a source close to the negotiations process told RIA Novosti on Thursday.

Photos of Chinese 5th-Generation Fighter Revealed, il y a 13 années, 3 mois sur defensenews.com

TAIPEI - China's fifth-generation stealth fighter program took a noticeable step forward this week when the first high-resolution photographs appeared on Chinese non-governmental websites of a prototype of the Chengdu J-20 fighter being built for the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF)

Japan To Consider Using Drones for Surveillance, il y a 13 années, 3 mois sur defensenews.com

TOKYO - Japan is to consider using unmanned aircraft for surveillance flights, a newspaper reported Dec. 30, at a time of heightened tensions with neighboring China and North Korea.

N. Korea Boosts Special Forces, Tanks: Report, il y a 13 années, 3 mois sur defensenews.com

SEOUL - North Korea has increased the number of its special warfare forces and battle tanks over the last two years as part of efforts to improve both conventional and asymmetrical military capabilities against South Korea, according to Seoul's latest defense white paper.

Japan To Consider Using Drones, il y a 13 années, 3 mois sur defensenews.com

TOKYO - Japan is to consider using unmanned aircraft for surveillance flights, a newspaper reported Dec. 30, at a time of heightened tensions with neighboring China and North Korea.

Russia To Pay Almost $2B For French Warships, il y a 13 années, 3 mois sur defensenews.com

MOSCOW - Russia will pay France 1.37 billion euros ($1.81 billion) for two Mistral-class assault warships that Moscow agreed to purchase from the NATO member last week, news reports said Dec. 30.

EU Could End China Arms Embargo In Early 2011, il y a 13 années, 3 mois sur defensenews.com

BRUSSELS - A European Union arms embargo clamped on China in 1989 following the Tiananmen crackdown could be lifted in early 2011, Brussels sources told France's Le Figaro daily.

Chinese J-20 Fighter Revealed, il y a 13 années, 3 mois sur defensenews.com

TAIPEI - China's 5th generation stealth fighter program took a noticeable step forward this week when the first high-resolution photographs appeared on Chinese non-governmental websites of a prototype of the Chengdu J-20 fighter being built for the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF)

LCS Contracts Awarded to Lockheed Martin, Austal USA, il y a 13 années, 3 mois sur defensenews.com

Lockheed Martin and Austal USA received contracts Dec. 29 to build more Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) for the U.S. Navy, all but assuring that each company will build 10 more of the fast, small warships over the next eight years.

S. Korea To Create Joint Forces Command, il y a 13 années, 3 mois sur defensenews.com

SEOUL - South Korea's military plans to create a joint forces operational command in coming years under its planned restructuring of the country's military command system for the first time in more than two decades.

Engine failure suspected as cause of crash as Tu-95 and An-22 fleet grounded, il y a 13 années, 3 mois sur RIA Novosti

The Russian Air Force command has grounded the entire fleet of its Antonov An-22 transports and Tupolev Tu-95MS bombers after an An-22 was destroyed in a crash on Tuesday killing all twelve crew on board, the Force says.

All 12 people on board of crashed Russian military aircraft are dead (Update-3), il y a 13 années, 3 mois sur RIA Novosti

All 12 people on board of the Russian Air Force An-22 transport aircraft that crashed late on Tuesday night in central Russia's Tula Region were found dead.

No scalp for Libya ?, il y a 13 années, 3 mois sur Rafale News

Pentagon Narrows Conflict-of-Interest Rules' Scope, il y a 13 années, 3 mois sur defensenews.com

The Pentagon on Dec. 29 announced it will significantly narrow the scope of contracts it will subject to tighter conflict-of-interest rules.